corespondent

corespondent
co·re·spon·dent /ˌkō-ri-'spän-dənt/ n
1: a joint respondent
2: a person named as guilty of adultery with the defendant in a divorce suit

Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. . 1996.

corespondent
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 (See libel and slander) 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.

Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.


corespondent
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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