co-respondent

A form of corespondent — 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.

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Meanings

nounco-respondent (plural co-respondents)

plural co-respondents

  1. alternativeAlternative form of corespondent.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe codefendant charged with adultery with the estranged spouse in a divorce proceeding

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codefendantco-defendant
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

co-respondent. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/co-respondent

MLA

“co-respondent.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/co-respondent. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “co-respondent,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/co-respondent.

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