| Annotation | Explanation |
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| Abandoned | Appeal is withdrawn by one or both parties, or by the court for failure to actively pursue the appeal. |
| Abated | Issue has become moot, for example, when one of the parties dies. |
| Affirmed | Appeal is dismissed, whether or not the decision of the court below is expressly affirmed. If the court of the citing case is evenly divided,
the appeal is treated as dismissed. |
| Judicial Review Allowed | Court grants an application for relief from an administrative decision. |
| Judicial Review Denied | Court refuses an application for relief from an administrative decision. |
| Leave to Appeal Granted | Citing decision allows leave to appeal. |
| Leave to Appeal Refused | Citing decision refuses leave to appeal. |
| Reconsideration Allowed | Court or board grants a request to amend or reverse its original decision. |
| Reconsideration Denied | Court or board refuses a request to amend or reverse its original decision. |
| Related Proceeding | Citing decision refers to an earlier proceeding arising out of the same facts and involving the same parties. |
| Reversed | Appeal is allowed and the decision of the court below reversed, whether or not the matter is sent back for further adjudication. |
| Supplementary Reasons | Citing decision arises from issues raised in the initial decision, such as costs, sentencing, damages, or further liability. They will often
be contained in a corrigendum or an addendum. |
| Varied | Some alteration is made in the decision of the court below without completely rejecting it. The lower court decision is affirmed
or reversed in part only. |
| Same Case As | A history relationship exists with a subsequent case. |
| Quashed | Reviewing court sets aside a decision of a lower court on the basis that the lower court had no jurisdiction to decide the matter
before it (also used where a warrant for committal in a criminal case is quashed or vacated). |