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Webster 1913 Edition
Appellee
Apˊpel-lee′
,Noun.
[F.
appelé
, p. p. of appeler
, fr. L. appellare
.] (Law)
(a)
The defendant in an appeal; – opposed to
appellant
. (b)
The person who is appealed against, or accused of crime; – opposed to
appellor
. Blackstone.
Webster 1828 Edition
Appellee
APPELLEE'
, n.1.
The defendant in an appeal.2.
The person who is appealed, or prosecuted by a private man for a crime.Definition 2025
appellee
appellee
English
Noun
appellee (plural appellees)
- (US, law) A respondent.
- After winning in the lower court, the appellee hoped she would win again in the appeals court.
Coordinate terms
Translations
respondent
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