Sentence examples for were appealed from inspiring English sources
"were appealed" is correct and usable in written English.
It is used in passive voice constructions to describe an action or state that has been requested or desired by someone else. In this case, the action is an "appeal", meaning a formal request for a decision to be changed. Example: The court's decision was appealed by the defendant's lawyer.
Dictionary
were appealed
noun
(a) An application for the removal of a cause or suit from an inferior to a superior judge or court for re-examination or review. (b) The mode of proceeding by which such removal is effected. (c) The right of appeal. (d) An accusation; a process which formerly might be instituted by one private person against another for some heinous crime demanding punishment for the particular injury suffered, rather than for the offense against the public. (e) An accusation of a felon at common law by one of his accomplices, which accomplice was then called an approver.
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