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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.
—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
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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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
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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
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The Hamilton County Board of Elections late Friday certified that petitioners had collected enough valid signatures for the November ballot, according to Raquel Burgos, deputy director of the Hamilton County Board of Elections.—
Sydney Franklin,
The Enquirer,
2 July 2025
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If not for our conclusion that jurisdiction lies in the Eastern District of Virginia, that deliberate choice would have deprived the petitioner of any meaningful opportunity to contest his detention prior to removal to a distant jurisdiction.—
James Bickerton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 July 2025
Noun
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Because the plaintiffs in the case against Meta didn’t do this, Chhabria ruled against them.—
Alex Reisner,
The Atlantic,
14 July 2025
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The plaintiffs include 20 states and the District of Columbia, as well as the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), two school districts and other unions.—
Cory Turner,
NPR,
14 July 2025
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“Appellee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/appellee. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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