noun
dismissal of an intermediate appeal
Legal term used in Japanese court procedure when an intermediate appeal (控訴) is dismissed without a full hearing on the merits.
裁判所は控訴棄却の決定を下した。
The court issued a decision dismissing the intermediate appeal.
控訴棄却により一審判決が確定した。
The first-instance judgment became final due to the dismissal of the intermediate appeal.
Compound of 控訴 (intermediate appeal) and 棄却 (dismissal). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the spelling is conventionally associated with the legal meaning.