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Temporary winner at court
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appellee
Word definitions for appellee in dictionaries
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1530s, from Anglo-French (late 14c.), from Old French apelé (Modern French appelé ) "accused, defendant," noun use of past participle of appeler "to call, address;" see appeal + -ee .
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Appellee \Ap`pel*lee"\, n. [F. appel['e], p. p. of appeler, fr. L. appellare.] (Law) The defendant in an appeal; -- opposed to appellant . The person who is appealed against, or accused of crime; -- opposed to appellor . --Blackstone.
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context US legal English) A respondent.
Usage examples of appellee.
The counsel for the appellee would limit it to traffic, to buying and selling, or the interchange of commodities, and do not admit that it comprehends navigation.