second instance; appellate trial
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second instance; appellate trial
formalA legal term referring to the second level of trial in a court hierarchy, usually an appeal of a first-instance judgment.
Bèi被
gào告
bù不
fú服
yī一
shěn审
pàn判
jué决
，
tí提
qǐ起
le了
shàng上
sù诉
，
àn案
jiàn件
jiāng将
jìn进
rù入
èr二
shěn审
。
The defendant, dissatisfied with the first-instance judgment, filed an appeal, and the case will proceed to the second instance.
Èr二
shěn审
fǎ法
yuàn院
wéi维
chí持
le了
yuán原
pàn判
。
The appellate court upheld the original verdict.
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Jīng经
guò过
èr二
shěn审
，
tā他
de的
xíng刑
qī期
bèi被
jiǎn减
shǎo少
le了
。
After the second instance, his sentence was reduced.
Zhè这
ge个
àn案
zi子
de的
èr二
shěn审
guò过
chéng程
fēi非
cháng常
fù复
zá杂
。
The appellate process for this case was very complex.