How to Use appellant in a Sentence
appellant
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U of L is the appellant arguing why the ruling shouldn't stand.
— Jeff Greer, The Courier-Journal, 21 Sep. 2017 -
All appellants have served out their sentences for this case.
— Time, 14 Aug. 2023 -
If not, Murphy said, the judge could expect a lengthy queue of appellants outside his door.
— Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 12 Jan. 2024 -
But the appellants convinced the appeals judges that the district court erred in other ways, forcing the lower court to try again.
— Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica, 8 Jan. 2024 -
After the ruling was issued, the sidewalk outside the Supreme Court filled with the lawyers and appellants in the case, smiling dizzily.
— Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 24 Sep. 2019 -
The appellant wanted equal coverage of his side of the story.
— BostonGlobe.com, 29 June 2018 -
But for wearing a hoodie, there was no linkage between the appellant and the shooting.
— Baltimore Sun Staff, baltimoresun.com, 9 Sep. 2019 -
The gate across Martins Beach Road must be unlocked and open to the same extent that it was unlocked and open at the time [appellants] purchased the property.
— Sara Randazzo, WSJ, 10 Aug. 2017 -
The adult appellants in the lawsuit are Hilliard's grandmother, mother and brother.
— Ken Daley, NOLA.com, 31 Oct. 2017 -
But on Friday, one group of appellants asked for that decision, made by a three-judge panel, to be reviewed by the full panel of all 6th Circuit judges.
— Paul Egan, Detroit Free Press, 3 Apr. 2023 -
With the city council at the time uninterested in passing an amendment, the residents had no choice but to donate their birds to a farm, said Blake Brasher, one of the appellants.
— Maliya Ellis, BostonGlobe.com, 26 Aug. 2023 -
The appellant challenging the city's issuance of the permit argued the property didn't have adequate off-street parking.
— Arkansas Online, 9 Feb. 2023 -
The appellants have argued since the circuit court ruling that the campus area maps and textual descriptions of campus areas that are to be patrolled by Hopkins police don’t match.
— Sabrina Leboeuf, Baltimore Sun, 8 Sep. 2023 -
The appellants assert that the agreement is fraught with provisions that contradict itself and the 2019 legislation that allowed Hopkins to start the creation of its own armed police force.
— Sabrina Leboeuf, Baltimore Sun, 8 Sep. 2023 -
The appellants took issue with sections of the city’s municipal code that stipulate which findings allow for the approval of tree removal permits.
— Sara Cardine, La Cañada Valley Sun, 1 Aug. 2019 -
Two other appeals listed the same phone number but different appellant names.
— Jessica Boehm, azcentral, 10 May 2018 -
Fire danger is another important concern, said the lead appellant, Link Ladutko.
— Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Jan. 2024 -
In paperwork filed April 11-16 with the state, various appellants argue that the Coastal Commission should consider how the project could impact people's ability to visit the beach or enjoy a drive along the historic coastal route.
— Barbara Henry, sandiegouniontribune.com, 20 Apr. 2018 -
Because the state failed to file a brief, we are left to construct the state’s position from the record as constituted, and without the benefit of focused counterarguments to those presented by appellant.
— Tom Olsen / Forum News Service, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2017 -
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 -
In an appeal of a preliminary injunction, the appellant (the party making the appeal) must establish that the judge incorrectly applied the law in deciding to grant the injunction.
— Michael McCann, SI.com, 16 Sep. 2017 -
Giarrusso sided with the lawsuit's defendants nine months ago, granting an exception of no cause of action on the bystander relief claim, and dismissing all claims brought by the appellants.
— Ken Daley, NOLA.com, 31 Oct. 2017 -
In the event any material comes out against the appellant during the investigation, then the appropriate procedure can be adopted by SEBI in accordance with the law.
— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 30 Oct. 2023 -
What appellants actually seek is recognition of a novel right to exclude transgender people from common areas of restrooms and locker rooms.
— oregonlive.com, 11 July 2019 -
The restraint order passed by the respondent pursuant to the ad interim order and the confirmatory order restraining the appellant from functioning as a managing director is set aside.
— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 30 Oct. 2023 -
The attorneys questioned the validity of petition signatures and the legitimacy of the appellants.
— Jessica Boehm, azcentral, 10 May 2018 -
Visual presentations, such as PowerPoint slides or videos, will only be allowed by project applicants and appellants on land use and adjudicatory matters.
— Tammy Murga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Dec. 2023 -
Among other issues, appellants complained that scoring rules were inconsistent and confusing.
— Jesse Leavenworth, courant.com, 7 Aug. 2019 -
The appellant shall, however, cooperate in the investigation.
— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 30 Oct. 2023 -
U of L is the appellant arguing why the ruling shouldn't stand.
— Jeff Greer, The Courier-Journal, 21 Sep. 2017
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