corespondent
noun
co·re·spon·dent
ˌkō-ri-ˈspän-dənt 
: a person named as guilty of adultery with the defendant in a divorce suit
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corespondent
noun
co·re·spon·dent
ˌkō-ri-ˈspän-dənt
1
: a joint respondent
2
: a person named as guilty of adultery with the defendant in a divorce suit
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