corespondent
a joint defendant, charged along with the respondent, especially a person charged with adultery in a divorce proceeding.
Origin of corespondent
1Words that may be confused with corespondent
- corespondent , correspondent
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How to use corespondent in a sentence
It really raises the question whether a man who has wrongly been named as co-respondent is in honour bound to marry the defendant.
When Winter Comes to Main Street | Grant Martin OvertonAnd she saw there as co-respondent her son, older, changed in face, but more altered in expression.
A Book of Ghosts | Sabine Baring-GouldAlso he could name Dyckman as co-respondent in a divorce suit—or threaten to—and collect heavily that way.
We Can't Have Everything | Rupert HughesSarah Tishler had a right, being named as co-respondent, to enter the case and defend her name, but she waived the privilege.
We Can't Have Everything | Rupert HughesThe party with whom a husband alleges his wife has committed adultery is called the co-respondent.
Marriage and Divorce Laws of the World | Hyacinthe Ringrose
British Dictionary definitions for co-respondent
/ (ˌkəʊrɪˈspɒndənt) /
law a person cited in divorce proceedings, who is alleged to have committed adultery with the respondent
Derived forms of co-respondent
- co-respondency, noun
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