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Reversal

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-004309

The act by an appellate court of overturning the judgment or decision of a lower court. This action indicates that the lower court's ruling was erroneous in law or fact, requiring a new outcome. A reversal often leads to a remand, sending the case back to the lower court for further action consistent with the appellate court's decision.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-004309
FieldLaw
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-LAW-004309",
  "term": "Reversal",
  "field": "Law",
  "definition": "The act by an appellate court of overturning the judgment or decision of a lower court. This action indicates that the lower court's ruling was erroneous in law or fact, requiring a new outcome. A reversal often leads to a remand, sending the case back to the lower court for further action consistent with the appellate court's decision.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/reversal/"
}

Record 4,373 of 5,445 in Law terminology (MLC-0107). Request the full dataset.