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appeal

[uh-peel] / əˈpil /






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Eshghi appealed her mother's suspended sentence and after a Court of Appeal ruling on 23 May 2025, Burmingham was sent to prison for 20 months.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

The Attorney General's Office is considering whether Digwa's sentence should be referred to the Court of Appeal under the unduly lenient sentence scheme after receiving multiple requests.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

"I was in no doubt that it was a sentence that I felt had to be referred to the Court of Appeal," Lord Hermer told BBC Radio 4's Political Thinking with Nick Robinson podcast.

From BBC • May 30, 2026

In 2024, the Court of Appeal overturned a lower Family Court decision to take three children away from their family based on hair strand tests.

From BBC • May 26, 2026

I stood at a counter and picked up the Memphis Commercial Appeal and began my free reading of the press.

From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright




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