appellee
gb/ˈæpəli/ us/ˈæpəli/
C2
Anglais
Sens
0 sens
Nom
legal
C2
role
1
party responding to an appeal
The person or side in a court appeal who responds to the appeal and usually wants the earlier decision to stay the same.
Schéma d’usage :
[appellee] in an appeal; [appellee] argues/contends/files [something]
Erreur fréquente :
Do not confuse appellee with appellant; the appellant brings the appeal, while the appellee responds to it.
Synonymes
respondent (Broader legal term and preferred in some jurisdictions for the party responding to an appeal.)
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responding party (Plain descriptive phrase rather than a formal party label.)
Antonymes
appellant (The party who brings the appeal.)
Collocations
appellee's brief
|appellee's counsel
|counsel for the appellee
|appellant and appellee
|named appellee
|appellee filed
|appellee argued
|appellee contends
|appellee's response
|appellee's motion
Thèmes
law
|courts
|appeals
Exemples
- The appellee argued that the trial court's judgment should be affirmed.
- In her brief, the appellee said the appeal was filed too late.
- The court ordered the appellant and the appellee to submit additional documents.
Exemples pédagogiques
- The appellee responds to the appeal.
- The appellee asked the higher court to keep the first decision.
Grammaire
Forme canonique
appellee
API
GB/ˈæpəli/
US/ˈæpəli/
Syllabes et accentuation
ap - pellee (2 syllabes)
Stress on 1st syllable (ap)
Formes du mot
Noun
- Base: appellee
- Plural: appellees
Expressions
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