Generally, an appellate court's judgment provides the final directive of the appeals courts as to the matter appealed, setting out with specificity the court's determination that the action appealed from should be affirmed, reversed, remanded or modified.
dʒˈɛnɚɹəli, ɐn ɐpˈɛlət kˈoːɹts dʒˈʌdʒmənt pɹəvˈaɪdz ðə fˈaɪnəl dᵻɹˈɛktɪv ʌvðɪ ɐpˈiːlz kˈoːɹts æz tə ðə mˈæɾɚɹ ɐpˈiːld, sˈɛɾɪŋ ˈaʊt wɪð spˌɛsɪfˈɪsᵻɾi ðə kˈoːɹts dɪtˌɜːmᵻnˈeɪʃən ðætðɪ ˈækʃən ɐpˈiːld fɹʌm ʃˌʊd biː ɐfˈɜːmd, ɹᵻvˈɜːst, ɹᵻmˈændᵻd ɔːɹ mˈɑːdᵻfˌaɪd.