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.
The court issued a decision dismissing the intermediate appeal.
The first-instance judgment became final due to the dismissal of the intermediate appeal.
控訴 is the intermediate appeal itself; 控訴棄却 is the dismissal of that appeal.
棄却 is a general term for dismissal or rejection; 控訴棄却 specifically refers to dismissal of an 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.