Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun One against whom an appeal is taken.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In law, the person against whom an appeal is brought; the respondent in an appeal.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The defendant in an appeal; -- opposed to
appellant . - noun The person who is appealed against, or accused of crime; -- opposed to
appellor .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun US, law A
respondent .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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If the opposite parties were countrymen, they were to follow their national customs, whatever they were; if the appellee were a foreigner, or of foreign descent, he might offer wager of battle, and on its being declined, purge himself by his own oath and that of his witnesses, according to the Norman law; or if a native of the country, he might have his choice of the trial by ordeal or by battle.
Coronation Anecdotes Giles Gossip
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Any party taking an appeal to the board from a decision or determination of the commissioner or of a board of assessors, hereinafter referred to as the appellee, shall file a petition with the clerk of the board of tax appeals and serve upon said appellee in the manner provided in section nine a copy thereof.
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The party that won in the lower court and must defend the lower court's decision is known as the "appellee" (accent on the last syllable).
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"appellee" or "respondent," tries in its brief to show why the trial court decision was correct, or why any errors made by the trial court are not significant enough to affect the outcome of the case.
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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.
Matthew Yglesias » Constitutional Objections to Health Reform 2010
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Mr. McCausland conceded it is typically easier to be the appellee than the appellant, but said he likes A irgas's chances of getting the ruling overturned.
Airgas Profit Climbs 22% Maxwell Murphy 2010
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Dr. Alfred G. Moses, appellant, v.Dr. J.S. Tarwater, superintendent of Bryce Hospital, appellee: Appeal from the circuit court of Tuscaloosa County, Alabama ...
Let them know 2009
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Dr. Alfred G. Moses, appellant, v.Dr. J.S. Tarwater, superintendent of Bryce Hospital, appellee: Appeal from the circuit court of Tuscaloosa County, Alabama ...
More Collateral Damage from the Siegelman Case ��� Talking with DOJ Whistleblower, Tamarah Grimes 2009
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Dr. Alfred G. Moses, appellant, v.Dr. J.S. Tarwater, superintendent of Bryce Hospital, appellee: Appeal from the circuit court of Tuscaloosa County, Alabama ...
More Collateral Damage from the Siegelman Case ��� Talking with DOJ Whistleblower, Tamarah Grimes 2009
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Dr. Alfred G. Moses, appellant, v.Dr. J.S. Tarwater, superintendent of Bryce Hospital, appellee: Appeal from the circuit court of Tuscaloosa County, Alabama ...
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