appellee
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of appellee
1525–35; < Anglo-French, Old French apelé, past participle of apeler to appeal; see -ee
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“The district courtʹs order releasing appellee Brendan Dassey is stayed pending resolution of this appeal,” the order stated.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 17, 2016
But becoming afterwards apprehensive that the appellee had not been emancipated according to the laws of Maryland, he refused to pay the notes until he could be better satisfied as to Darnall's right to convey.
From Report of the Decision of the Supreme Court of the United States, and the Opinions of the Judges Thereof, in the Case of Dred Scott versus John F.A. Sandford December Term, 1856. by Howard, Benjamin C.
It will be recollected, that in a former volume I gave you the form of the oath taken by the appellee in the ancient manner of trial by battle.
From The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 12, No. 347, December 20, 1828 by Various
Counsel for appellee," he recites, "would limit it to traffic, to buying and selling," to which he answers that "this would restrict a general term... to one of its significations.
From John Marshall and the Constitution; a chronicle of the Supreme court by Corwin, Edward Samuel
The subject to be regulated is commerce; * * * The counsel for the appellee would limit it to traffic, to buying and selling, or the interchange of commodities, and do not admit that it comprehends navigation.
From The Constitution of the United States of America: Analysis and Interpretation Annotations of Cases Decided by the Supreme Court of the United States to June 30, 1952 by Corwin, Edward Samuel
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