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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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"In particular, it concluded that the appellant cannot rely on the fact that another individual -- who had also faced prosecution in connection with the events in Guatemala -- was acquitted in Austria."

From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026

“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

“For a court order to be reversible, the appellant has to demonstrate that an adverse consequence has arisen from the order,” he said.

From Salon ● Oct. 16, 2023

"This was an irregularity in the trial process… that served to disadvantage one person and that was the appellant."

From BBC ● Jun. 19, 2023

The decision closed by saying: "A Constitutional Convention may take away the barrier which excludes the claimed right of the appellant, but until that is done we must enforce the law as it stands."

From The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume IV by Ida Husted Harper


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