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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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  • co-respondency noun

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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

Suppose I were to divorce my husband, naming you as co-respondent: do you flatter yourself he would marry you?

From My Actor-Husband A true story of American stage life by Anonymous