Appellee Definition

ăpə-lē
noun
One against whom an appeal is taken.
American Heritage
The respondent in an appeal.
Webster's New World
The opponent of the party who appeals a court’s or administrative agency’s decision.
Webster's New World Law

(US, law) A respondent.

After winning in the lower court, the appellee hoped she would win again in the appeals court.
Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Appellee

Noun

Singular:
appellee
Plural:
appellees

Origin of Appellee

  • French appelé from Old French apele from past participle of apeler to appeal appeal

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Anglo-Norman, from Old French apelé

    From Wiktionary

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