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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 2024


appellee

appellee

English

Noun

appellee (plural appellees)

  1. (US, law) A respondent.
    After winning in the lower court, the appellee hoped she would win again in the appeals court.

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