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appellant

[uh-pel-uhnt] / əˈpɛl ənt /
NOUN
appealer
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NOUN
defendant
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NOUN
respondent
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“We conclude the trial court failed to take some necessary factors into account during sentencing when considering whether appellant was eligible for probation,” he wrote.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 28, 2024

They said in a written judgment that the appellant had sought to argue the three conditions capable of triggering the mitigating benefits in Article 33 of the security law were not exhaustive.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 21, 2023

"North Norfolk District Council welcomes this decision in what has been an important and complex case for the local community, the appellant and the council," a statement said.

From BBC • May 22, 2023

“Both the circuit court and state’s attorney for Baltimore failed repeatedly to provide appellant Young Lee that dignity, respect, and sensitivity he is entitled to receive in this state,” lawyer David Sanford argued in court.

From Washington Post • Feb. 2, 2023

Oxford and Suffolk succeeded in escaping to France, but the king and the rest of his adherents fell into the hands of the lords appellant.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 5 English History by Various