appellee

appellee (ap-[schwa]-lee). A party against whom an appeal is taken and whose role is to respond to that appeal, usu. seeking affirmance of the lower court’s decision. See RESPONDENT. Cf. APPELLANT. [Cases: Appeal and Error 326. C.J.S. Appeal and Error §§ 232–233, 238.]

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