libellee
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li·bel·ee
also li·bel·lee (lī′bə-lē′)n.
The defendant in a case of ecclesiastical or admiralty libel.
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libellee
(ˌlaɪbəˈliː) orlibelee
n
(Ecclesiastical Terms) a person against whom a libel has been filed in an ecclesiastical court
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