: one against whom an appeal is taken

Examples of appellee in a Sentence

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Indeed, the appeal comes to us with no appellee (a respondent in an appellate case) at all. Jim Saunders, Sun Sentinel, 3 Jan. 2024 But the commission held off after an objection from an attorney representing the appellee in the case. Neal Earley, Arkansas Online, 29 May 2023

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from Anglo-French appelé "the accused, defendant," from present participle of apeler, appeler "to call, summon, call before a court, accuse" — more at appeal entry 2

First Known Use

1531, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of appellee was in 1531

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“Appellee.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/appellee. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.

Kids Definition

appellee

noun
: one against whom an appeal is taken

Legal Definition

appellee

noun
: the party to an appeal arguing that the lower court's judgment was correct and should stand compare appellant

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