appeal trial; appellate hearing
Legal term for a trial at the appellate court level, where a higher court reviews the decision of a lower court.
He was acquitted on appeal.
The appeal trial is scheduled to be held next month.
第一審 is the first trial or original instance, before any appeal.
控訴審 is the appellate trial that follows an appeal, directly contrasted with 一審, the original first-instance trial.
Compound of 控訴 (appeal) and 審 (trial, hearing).