co-respondent

British

/ ˌkəʊrɪˈspɒndənt /

noun

law a person cited in divorce proceedings, who is alleged to have committed adultery with the respondent

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co-respondency

noun

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CO-RESPONDENT, in law, generally, a person made respondent to, or called upon to answer, along with another or others, a petition or other proceeding.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 4 "Coquelin" to "Costume" by Various

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