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

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Compare meaning

How does appellee compare to similar and commonly confused words? Explore the most common comparisons:

• appellant vs. appellee

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Explanation

When someone loses a legal case and files an appeal, the appellee is the person or group who won the original case and is now defending that lower court's decision in a court of appeals. If the defendant in a criminal case is found guilty, they can file an appeal in the hopes of overturning the decision. That defendant is then known as the appellant, while the government prosecutor, who won the original conviction, becomes the appellee. When a party loses a civil lawsuit and files an appeal, they become the appellant, while the party who won in the lower court becomes the appellee. There can be more than one appellee, depending on how many plaintiffs there were in the original trial. The Latin root of appellee is appellare, "to call upon or speak to."

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

appellee

“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

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

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 Edward Samuel Corwin

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

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