appellee

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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. 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
  • However, developer representatives and the city’s outside counsel on housing issues, Barbara Kautz, said the appellants did not appear to have met the denial standards required under state law.
    Barbara Henry, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Feb. 2025
  • In January 2008, appellant Citizens United, a nonprofit corporation, released a documentary (hereinafter Hillary) critical of then-Senator Hillary Clinton, a candidate for her party’s Presidential nomination.
    Liz Tracey, JSTOR Daily, 24 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • The petitioners originally applied for a Class B license — which is designed for establishments whose primary business is the service of meals.
    Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 7 Feb. 2025
  • Several petitioners commented and echoed the same sentiment as Conley.
    Stepheny Price, Fox News, 27 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • In his ruling formalizing the TRO, Nichols agreed with the plaintiffs' assertion that they could be harmed if they are placed on administrative leave and abruptly recalled from their host countries.
    Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 7 Feb. 2025
  • Claiborne is also listed as a plaintiff in the lawsuit, Billboard notes.
    DeMicia Inman, VIBE.com, 6 Feb. 2025

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“Appellee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/appellee. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.

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