Appellee \Ap`pel*lee"\, n. [F. appel['e], p. p. of appeler, fr. L. appellare.] (Law) (a) The defendant in an appeal; -- opposed to {appellant}. (b) The person who is appealed against, or accused of crime; -- opposed to {appellor}. --Blackstone. [1913 Webster]
APPELLEE, practice. The party in a cause against whom an appeal has been taken.