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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.
—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
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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Other appellants include Paige Brown and C. Scott of the Department of Labor, and the Federal Aviation Administration’s Ronisca Chambers.—
Curtis Bunn,
NBC news,
26 Mar. 2025
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Appeals to the City Council now are based only specific points raised by the appellant.—
Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The petitioners also argue the appeals court gave too much deference to the CPUC and the ruling did not go far enough to help disadvantaged communities.—
Rob Nikolewski,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 June 2025
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But one student—Frederick, the petitioner—did not comply and was suspended for 10 days.—
Nick Mordowanec,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 May 2025
Noun
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For troops involved in the court battles as plaintiffs, leaving voluntarily now would likely hurt their standing in the case.—
Lolita C. Baldor,
Los Angeles Times,
6 June 2025
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The two class action suits are among the first to challenge insurance companies over ghost networks, said Steve Cohen, a lawyer at Pollock Cohen in New York who is representing the plaintiffs in both cases as well as Mazzola.—
Vicky Nguyen,
NBC news,
5 June 2025
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“Appellee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/appellee. Accessed 14 Jun. 2025.
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