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 Benjamin C. Howard
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 Edward Samuel Corwin
The party appealing is called appellant; the adverse party is the appellee or respondent.
From The Government Class Book Designed for the Instruction of Youth in the Principles of Constitutional Government and the Rights and Duties of Citizens. by Andrew W. Young
But becoming afterward 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 Darnell's right to convey.
From Cotton is King, and Pro-Slavery Arguments Comprising the Writings of Hammond, Harper, Christy, Stringfellow, Hodge, Bledsoe, and Cartrwright on This Important Subject by E. N. Elliott
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