corespondent

a person charged with committing adultery with the defendant in a divorce suit
Not to be confused with:correspondent – one who communicates through letters; one employed by a news agency to supply news or articles from a remote location

co·re·spon·dent

C0641700 (kō′rĭ-spŏn′dənt)n. Law A person charged with having committed adultery with the defendant in a divorce suit.

co′re·spon′den·cy n.

co•re•spond•ent

(ˌkoʊ rɪˈspɒn dənt)

n. a joint defendant, esp. a person charged with adultery in a divorce proceeding. [1855–60]

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corespondent - the codefendant charged with adultery with the estranged spouse in a divorce proceedingco-respondentcodefendant, co-defendant - a defendant who has been joined together with one or more other defendants in a single action

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Related to Corespondent: correspondent, Correspondent bank

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One of two or more parties against whom a lawsuit is commenced. A person named with others who must answer claims alleged in a bill, petition, or libel in a judicial proceeding. An individual who is accused of Adultery with another's spouse being sued for Divorce on that ground and who thereby becomes a defendant in the action.

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noun the codefendant charged with adultery with the estranged spouse in a divorce proceeding

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