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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.
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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.
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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.
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New York Times,
14 July 2021
According to an appellee's brief filed in 2013, LeCroy's attorneys hired a psychiatrist to evaluate LeCroy.
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Jennifer Henderson and Steve Almasy,
CNN,
22 Sep. 2020
What the appellees and dissent seek is an unprecedented expansion of judicial power.
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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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If the appeals court affirms the conviction, the handbook says the appellant can then petition the United States Supreme Court for a certiorari review.
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Previously, when a Planning Commission decision was appealed, the City Council could only consider the issues raised by the appellant.
Noun
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Secretary of State Shirley Weber, a Democrat, said Wednesday night that petitioners collected more than the roughly 875,000 signatures needed to place the original proposal before voters.
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Secretary of State Shirley Weber, a Democrat, said Wednesday night that petitioners collected more than the roughly 875,000 signatures needed to place the original proposal before voters.
Noun
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The plaintiffs allege Bio-Lab and the parent company, Kik LLC, had a history of chemical storage issues, and staff incorrectly tried to put out a water-reactive chemical reaction by adding water before the fire began, thereby causing the fire and toxic gas plume.
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Using the algorithm, station owners inflated gasoline by as much as 22 cents a gallon and diesel by 33 cents, on top of already high prices caused by the US war with Iran, the plaintiffs alleged.
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“Appellee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/appellee. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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