CORESPONDENT

corespondent, co-respondent

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

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

corespondent (plural corespondents)

(legal) One of two or more persons against whom a lawsuit is made; but especially a person charged with committing adultery with the defendant in a divorce proceeding.

Source: Wiktionary


Co`-re*spond"ent (k`rr-spnd"ent), n. (Law)

Definition: One who is called upon to answer a summons or other proceeding jointly with another.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

23 September 2024

CLEAN

(adjective) free from clumsiness; precisely or deftly executed; “he landed a clean left on his opponent’s cheek”; “a clean throw”; “the neat exactness of the surgeon’s knife”


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