appellee

American  

[ap-uh-lee] / ˌæp əˈli /

noun

Law.

1. the defendant or respondent in an appellate proceeding.

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appellee British  

/ ˌæpɛˈliː /

noun

1. law a person who is accused or appealed against

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Etymology

Origin of appellee

1525–35; < Anglo-French, Old French apelé, past participle of apeler to appeal; see -ee

Compare meaning

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• appellant vs. appellee

Example Sentences

“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.

Cest belle chose de tenir Lestat ou on est appellee Et soy tousjours bien maintenir Vertus est tout par tout louee.

From The Dance of Death Exhibited in Elegant Engravings on Wood with a Dissertation on the Several Representations of that Subject but More Particularly on Those Ascribed to Macaber and Hans Holbein by Douce, Francis

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

Il arriva a la limite du departement � une auberge appellee la Grande Prgere, ce fut l� qu'il s'arreta pour dejeuner.

From Travels in France during the years 1814-15 Comprising a residence at Paris, during the stay of the allied armies, and at Aix, at the period of the landing of Bonaparte, in two volumes. by Alison, Archibald, Sir