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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.
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Jim Saunders,
Sun Sentinel,
3 Jan. 2024
But the commission held off after an objection from an attorney representing the appellee in the case.
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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.
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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.
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New York Times,
14 July 2021
According to an appellee's brief filed in 2013, LeCroy's attorneys hired a psychiatrist to evaluate LeCroy.
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Jennifer Henderson and Steve Almasy,
CNN,
22 Sep. 2020
What the appellees and dissent seek is an unprecedented expansion of judicial power.
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WSJ,
27 June 2019
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
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If the appeals court affirms the conviction, the handbook says the appellant can then petition the United States Supreme Court for a certiorari review.
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Previously, when a Planning Commission decision was appealed, the City Council could only consider the issues raised by the appellant.
Noun
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The petitioner, who lost in the lower court, tries to convince the justices that the lower court made some sort of legal error that should be reversed.
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The petitioners argued that Kenya’s healthcare system is already overstretched and may be unable to manage foreign Ebola patients safely.
Noun
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Former Republican Secretary of State and election law attorney Scott Gessler, who represented plaintiffs in court, says Democrats tried to circumvent the constitution by bringing two separate but interdependent measures.
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For example, if a water heater explodes in a house and the plaintiff tries to go up the ownership chain to reach the ultimate beneficial owners, that will be an inside liability.
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“Appellee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/appellee. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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