Court of Appeal

noun

1. a branch of the Supreme Court of Judicature that hears appeals from the High Court in both criminal and civil matters and from the county and crown courts

Example Sentences

A judge in Albania has been shot dead after a man opened fire during a trial at the Court of Appeal in the capital Tirana.

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He initially worked in a district court before being appointed to Tirana's Court of Appeal in 2019.

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Accused of playing a co-ordinating role in the Nord Stream blasts, his extradition to Germany was cleared by a court in Bologna and then his lawyer appealed against the decision to Italy's highest court of appeal.

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At a Court of Appeal hearing in 2024, the judge, Mr Justice Andrew Baker, heard claims from one of Jalal's alleged co-conspirators that the Bradford man was a "very controlling individual" who was in charge of the operation.

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It was awarded a temporary injunction in August, but this was later overturned at the Court of Appeal.

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