Definition of Appellee

1. n. The defendant in an appeal; -- opposed to appellant.

Definition of Appellee

1. Noun. (US legal) A respondent. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Appellee

1. the defendant in a type of judicial proceeding [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Appellee

appellable
appellancy
appellant
appellants
appellate
appellate court
appellate courts
appellate jurisdiction
appellation
appellations
appellative
appellatively
appellativeness
appellatives
appellatory
appellee (current term)
appellees
appellor
appellors
appels
appenage
appenages
append
appendage
appendaged
appendageless
appendagelike
appendages
appendages of eye
appendages of skin

Literary usage of Appellee

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. South Eastern Reporter by West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, West Publishing Company, South Carolina Supreme Court (1921)
"The position is taken In argument for appellee that— "All of the cases cited ... However, In view of the location of the dwelling house of the appellee with ..."

2. United States Supreme Court Reports by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company, United States Supreme Court (1885)
"Mr. MC Kerr, for appellee. Mr. Justice Bradley delivered the opinion of the ... The bill was filed by Ezekiel R. Day, the appellee here, to reverse and set ..."

3. Bulletin by United States Bureau of Labor, United States Office of Education (1908)
"It appears from the complaint: That appellee is a school-teacher of twenty ... That appellee appeared in response to notice, and such proceedings were had ..."

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