appellees

plural of appellee

Example Sentences

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Noun
  • The United States filed a brief in support of the petitioners one month later, stating the Court should hear the case and reverse the ruling by the appeals court.
    Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
  • In May, recall petitioners submitted 10,500 valid signatures to qualify the initiative for Tuesday’s ballot.
    Janie Har, Fortune, 16 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The plaintiffs insist that the arbitration clause is unconscionable and thus unenforceable, but Vargas disagreed.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 31 Oct. 2025
  • Attorneys for the MacArthur Justice Center, the ACLU of Illinois and the Chicago office of law firm Eimer Stahl are representing the plaintiffs.
    Michael Loria, USA Today, 31 Oct. 2025
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“Appellees.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/appellees. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.

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