co-respondent

/'kouris,pɔndənt/

Thân thiện

A lawyer presents evidence naming the co-respondent in the divorce case.

Definition

1. 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.

Học thuật

Noun

1. the codefendant charged with adultery with the estranged spouse in a divorce proceeding

Từ đồng nghĩa

• corespondent