noun
special appeal to the Supreme Court
A Japanese legal procedure: an appeal (抗告) against a high court ruling that is filed directly with the Supreme Court, permitted only on constitutional grounds or serious procedural errors. Not a general appeal.
弁護士は憲法違反を理由に特別抗告を申し立てた。
The lawyer filed a special appeal to the Supreme Court on the grounds of a constitutional violation.
Compound of 特別 (special) and 抗告 (appeal), a legal term of modern origin.