corespondent

n. Law
A person charged with having committed adultery with the defendant in a divorce suit.

corespondency co're·spon'den·cy n.

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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.

IN BRIEF: n. - One of two people charged with adultery with the estranged spouse in a divorce proceeding.

Tutor's tip: The "correspondent" (one who writes either publications or letters) wrote to the "corespondent" (the one who committed adultery with the person who is being sued in a divorce suit) to suggest a compromise.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: the codefendant charged with adultery with the estranged spouse in a divorce proceeding
  Synonym: co-respondent

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - medindstævnet

Nederlands (Dutch)
(echtscheiding) iemand gedagvaard wegens overspel

Français (French)
n. - correspondant

Deutsch (German)
n. - Mitbeklagter

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (νομ.) συγκατηγορούμενος για μοιχεία, συνένοχος/συνυπαίτιος μοιχείας

Italiano (Italian)
correo, coimputato

Português (Portuguese)
n. - parte (f) (Jur.)

Русский (Russian)
соответчик

Español (Spanish)
n. - cómplice del demandado

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - medsvarande

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
共同被告

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 共同被告

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 공동피고인

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 共同被告

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) شخص متهم بالخيانه الزوجيه في قضايا الطلاق‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮נאשם בניאוף עם הנתבעת במשפט‬

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