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Kotomora

控こう訴そ

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noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

appeal to a higher court; intermediate appeal

Legal term for appealing a lower court decision to a higher court. In Japanese procedure, 控訴 specifically refers to an appeal from a summary court to a district court, or from a district court to a high court, distinct from 上告 (final appeal to the Supreme Court).

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