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Petitioner vs Appellee - What's the difference?

petitioner | appellee |

As nouns the difference between petitioner and appellee

is that petitioner is (legal) someone who presents a petition to a court while appellee is (us|legal) a respondent.

petitioner

English

Noun

(wikipedia petitioner) (en noun)
  • (legal) Someone who presents a petition to a court.

    • Anagrams

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    appellee

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (US, legal) A respondent.
    • After winning in the lower court, the appellee hoped she would win again in the appeals court.

    Coordinate terms

    * appellant