APPELLEE

Etymology

Noun

appellee (plural appellees)

(US, legal) A respondent.

Coordinate terms

• appellant

Source: Wiktionary


Ap`pel*lee", n. Etym: [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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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NAUSEATING

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