co-respondent
/'kouris,pɔndənt/
Definition
- Noun:
- The codefendant charged with adultery with the estranged spouse in a divorce proceeding: In legal contexts, a "co-respondent" is a person, typically not the spouse, who is named as a defendant alongside the spouse in a divorce suit on the grounds of adultery.
Examples of Usage
- Noun:
- The husband named his wife's business partner as the co-respondent in the divorce case.
- In the past, the co-respondent was often required to pay damages.
Advanced Usage
- Legal Context: The term is primarily used in the context of fault-based divorce proceedings, where adultery is cited as a ground for divorce. The spouse filing for divorce (the petitioner) sues both their own spouse (the respondent) and the person with whom the adultery was committed (the co-respondent).
- The court papers listed her lover as the co-respondent.
Variants and Related Words
- Correspondent (noun): This is a distinct word meaning a person who writes letters or a journalist reporting news. Do not confuse it with "co-respondent."
- The foreign correspondent sent a dispatch from the war zone.
Synonyms
- Codefendant: A person jointly charged with a crime or sued in a civil case.
- Third party: A person involved in a legal case who is not one of the principal parties (e.g., husband or wife).
Related Phrases
- To name someone as co-respondent: The legal action of formally identifying the alleged adulterer in divorce papers.
- He decided to name the co-respondent to strengthen his case for divorce.
Noun
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the codefendant charged with adultery with the estranged spouse in a divorce proceeding
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