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co-respondent

British  
/ ˌkəʊrɪˈspɒndənt /

noun

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

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In 1959, she was in a production of “Coriolanus” with Albert Finney; in her 2001 memoir, “I Will Be Cleopatra,” Ms. Caldwell admitted that she was named as a co-respondent in Finney’s first divorce.

From Washington Post Feb. 19, 2020

A woman thinks a flirting man is the co-respondent her lawyer has hired to expedite her divorce.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 14, 2020

He is a stocky, soft-cheeked 34-year-old Korean man wearing a shiny dinner jacket, co-respondent shoes without socks and enough make-up to make Katie Price seem like an ambassador for the natural look.

From The Guardian Nov. 18, 2012

Instead, she was the wife of E. Bartol Hall of Glen Cove, N.Y., who named Denham as co-respondent in his divorce suit.

From New York Times Mar. 11, 2012

There was a time when a male co-respondent was not received: that is over.

From The Intelligence of Woman by Walter Lionel George

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