appellee

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Recent Examples of appellee 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 The plaintiff-appellant (Sempowich) was represented by the Noble Law Firm and the defendant-appellee (Tactile Systems) was represented by Stinson LLP. Eric Bachman, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2021 In the grandiloquent language of the law, the Most Junior Junior Assistant had stated that the appellant’s case was so utterly frivolous, so completely lacking in merit, that there was no need for the appellee to respond. New York Times, 14 July 2021 According to an appellee's brief filed in 2013, LeCroy's attorneys hired a psychiatrist to evaluate LeCroy. Jennifer Henderson and Steve Almasy, CNN, 22 Sep. 2020 What the appellees and dissent seek is an unprecedented expansion of judicial power. WSJ, 27 June 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for appellee
Noun
  • Appeals are filed online through the county here, and appellants should get a confirmation email after filing, Beasley said.
    Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 28 June 2025
  • Future appeals will be considered on all applicable information instead of only the issues raised by the appellant, a change intended to give the council more discretion and save staff time.
    Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 June 2025
Noun
  • Newsweek has contacted the petitioner's counsel for comment via email.
    Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 July 2025
  • The election boards issued a report on June 30 stating the petitioners had reached that threshold.
    Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 11 July 2025
Noun
  • The plaintiffs were mostly former employees, but some included students who said they were fraudulently enrolled.
    Chris Quintana, USA Today, 26 July 2025
  • The plaintiffs—including employee unions, contractor groups, and humanitarian organizations—argued that the Trump administration’s attempt to dismantle USAID violated the Constitution, the Administrative Procedure Act, and statutory limits on executive power.
    Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 25 July 2025

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“Appellee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/appellee. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.

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