Appellate Standards of Review

Appellate Standards of Review - Standard by which an appellate court reviews the lower-court decision (e.g., abuse of discretion, de novo, clearly erroneous).

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Appellate Standards of Review
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Standard by which an appellate court reviews the lower-court decision (e.g., abuse of discretion, de novo, clearly erroneous).
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Appellate Standards of Review
es-es
Estándares de revisión de apelación
es-mx
Estándares de revisión de apelación
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Normes d'appel de la révision
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Padrões de revisão de apelação
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Rechtsmittelstandards der Überprüfung
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תקני ערעור במערכת המשפטית
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अपीलीय मानक जांच
zh-cn
上诉审查标准
ja-jp
控訴審査基準

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Appellate Standards of ReviewAppellate Standards of Review - Standard by which an appellate court reviews the lower-court decision (e.g., abuse of discretion, de novo, clearly erroneous).Litigation ObjectivesLitigation Objectives - Legal elements to be proven or disproven (e.g., claims, defenses, remedies, burdens, standards of review).Clearly ErroneousClearly Erroneous - A legal standard of review used by appellate courts to determine if a lower court's decision was clearly incorrect or mistaken.Substantial PrejudiceSubstantial Prejudice - Substantial Prejudice: A legal concept used in appellate standards of review that refers to an error or action that had a significant impact on the outcome of a case and resulted in an unfair disadvantage to one of the parties involved.De NovoDe Novo - A de novo review is a type of appellate review where the reviewing court considers the matter anew, without giving deference to the lower court's decision.Substantial EvidenceSubstantial Evidence - Substantial Evidence: Sufficient and reasonable amount of relevant and credible evidence that a reasonable mind could accept as adequate to support a conclusion in a legal matter, which is subject to appellate review and litigation burdens of proof.Arbitrary and CapriciousArbitrary and Capricious - A legal standard of review used by appellate courts to determine whether an agency's decision was made without any rational basis or in an unpredictable manner.Abuse of DiscretionAbuse of Discretion - The abuse of discretion is a legal concept that refers to a situation where a judge or other decision-maker has acted in a manner that is unreasonable, arbitrary, or capricious, and has therefore exceeded the bounds of their lawful authority.ReasonablenessReasonableness - The concept of Reasonableness refers to the standard of review used by appellate courts to determine whether a lower court's decision was based on a rational and justifiable interpretation of the law and the facts presented in the case.No ReviewNo Review - No Review: A legal concept referring to a situation where a court or tribunal has no authority to review a decision made by a lower court or administrative agency.sub_class_ofparent_class_ofsee_alsois_defined_byselfsub_class_ofparent_class_ofsee_alsois_defined_by