Appellor

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Appellor \Ap`pel*lor"\ ([a^]p`p[e^]l*l[^o]r"), n. [OF. apeleur,
     fr. L. appellator, fr. appellare.] (Law)
     (a) The person who institutes an appeal, or prosecutes
         another for a crime. --Blackstone.
     (b) One who confesses a felony committed and accuses his
         accomplices. --Blount. --Burrill.


         [1913 Webster]
  
     Note: This word is rarely or never used for the plaintiff in
           appeal from a lower court, who is called the
           {appellant}. Appellee is opposed both to {appellant}
           and appellor.
           [1913 Webster]

From Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) [bouvier]:

  APPELLOR. A criminal who accuses his accomplices; one who challenges a jury.