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Definition of "co-respondent" []

  • One who is called upon to answer a summons or other proceeding jointly with another. (noun)

Gnu Collaboartive International Dictionary of English: licensed under The Code Project Open License (CPOL)

Use "co-respondent" in a sentence
  • "She includes colorful tidbits about these figures, including the octogenarian Palmerston, who in 1863 was named as a co-respondent in a divorce suit brought by one Tom O'Kane against his wife."
  • "Not long after, Wellcome sued for divorce, naming Maugham as co-respondent."
  • "If the wife was accused of adultery, the party with whom she committed this “criminal act” was the “co-respondent.”"