libelleen.
/ˌlʌɪblˈiː/, U.S. /ˌlaɪbəˈli/ Law.
One against whom a libel has been filed.
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1856 J. Bouvier Law Dict. U.S.A. Libellee, a party against whom a libel has been filed in chancery proceedings, or in admiralty, corresponding to the defendant in a common law suit.
1860 J. J. S. Wharton Law-lexicon (ed. 2)
1886 Homilet. Rev. (N.Y.) Jan. 91 Vermont first put restrictions on the re-marriage of the libellee.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1902; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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