Appellees

/əˈpɛliˌiz/

Definitions

  1. (n.) The parties in a legal case who oppose the appellant and respond to the appeal, usually the winning party in the lower court.
    The appellees argued that the trial court's decision should be upheld.

Forms

  • appellee

Commentary

The term 'appellees' is the plural form of 'appellee' and is commonly used in appellate court proceedings to denote the parties opposing the appeal.

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