federal appeal

collocation in English

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federal
adjective
uk
/ˈfed.ər.əl/us
/ˈfed.ɚ.əl/
relating to the central government, and not to the government of a region, of some countries such as ...
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appeal
noun
uk
/əˈpiːl/us
/əˈpiːl/
a request to the public for money, information, ...
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(Definition offederalandappealfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Thefederalappealhas been filed, so the feds will get to try him first.
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The retrial was put on hold pending thefederalappeal.
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Duty and two other inmates on death row filed afederalappealthat the new protocol would constitute cruel and unusual punishment.
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However, the verdict was overturned in 2002 by a federal appeals court, which said that the article wasn't published with actual malice.
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This is the first instance where a federal appeals court has held that a suit of this nature may bypass the vaccine court.
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He is currently the longest serving federal appeals court judge still in active service, having chosen not to assume senior status despite eligibility.
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A 1986 federal appeals court upheld his deportation order, ruling that the evidence against the defendant was overwhelming and largely uncontroverted.
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The ruling establishes a precedent allowing dismissed soldiers to seek redress in federal appeals court.
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In 2008 a federal appeals court judge gave permission for the city to reinstall the rope.
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Her conviction was appealed, but upheld by a federal appeals court.
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In 2003, a federal appeals court ruled that the act was an unconstitutional bill of attainder.
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The federal appeals court ultimately ruled that the term was merely descriptive and thus could not be protected as a trademark.
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He served as a federal appeals court judge until 1980 when he retired from active service on the bench and assumed senior status.
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A federal appeals panel later overturned the verdict on jurisdictional grounds.
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Like the ordinary courts, they are organized hierarchically with the state court systems under a federal appeals court.
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She worked in that court until her confirmation as a federal appeals court judge in 1994.
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The school appealed, but the federal appeals court upheld the verdict while removing the damages.
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That was the first time a federal appeals court upheld such a policy for students other than athletes.
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Two other federal appeals courts ruled against the contraception coverage rule, while another two upheld it.
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In 2001, the federal appeals court agreed, but rather than breakup the company, sent the case to a new judge to hold hearings and determine appropriate remedies.
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