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Sign in to saveIn law, an appeal is the process in which cases are reviewed by a higher authority, where parties request a formal change to an official decision. Appeals function both as a process for error correction as well as a process of clarifying and interpreting law. Although appellate courts have existed for thousands of years, common law countries did not incorporate an affirmative right to appeal into their jurisprudence until the 19th century.
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An appeal is a legal process where a higher authority reviews a case to reconsider an official decision, allowing parties to request that the decision be formally changed. Appeals serve two important purposes: they correct mistakes in lower court decisions and help clarify how laws should be interpreted.
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In law, an appeal is the process in which cases are reviewed by a higher authority, where parties request a formal change to an official decision. Appeals function both as a process for error correction as well as a process of clarifying and interpreting law. Although appellate courts have existed for thousands of years, common law countries did not incorporate an affirmative right to appeal into their jurisprudence until the 19th century.
== Terminology == "Appellate review" is the general term for the process by which courts with appellate jurisdiction exercise jurisdiction over matters decided by lower courts. It is distinguished from judicial review, which refers to the court's overriding constitutional or statutory right to determine whether a legislative act or administrative decision is defective for jurisdictional or other reasons (which may vary by jurisdiction).