corespondent

[ koh-ri-spon-duhnt ]

/ ˌkoʊ rɪˈspɒn dənt /

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noun Law.

a joint defendant, charged along with the respondent, especially a person charged with adultery in a divorce proceeding.

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Origin of corespondent

First recorded in 1855–60; co- + respondent

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH corespondent

corespondent , correspondent

Words nearby corespondent

coremium, coreopsis, corepressor, corequisite, corer, corespondent, co-respondent shoes, co-responder, core store, core strength, core subjects

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How to use corespondent in a sentence

Natasha Vargas-Cooper is the Los Angeles corespondent for The Awl.
Catching Up With the Hipster Grifter|Natasha Vargas-Cooper|November 11, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Finally Beattie said, "You say you left the fair corespondent alone in the hotel parlor?"
We Can't Have Everything|Rupert Hughes
You would not expect, Mr. Lynch, to find plaintiff and corespondent so friendly.
Kentucky in American Letters, v. 2 of 2|John Wilson Townsend
What is the difference between a correspondent and a corespondent?
The Handbook of Conundrums|Edith B. Ordway

Had she perhaps been named as corespondent in the divorce of the local minister?
The Gallery|Roger Phillips Graham

British Dictionary definitions for corespondent

co-respondent

/ (ˌkəʊrɪˈspɒndənt) /

noun

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

Derived forms of co-respondent

co-respondency, noun

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