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/koh'ri spon"deuhnt/, n. Law.a joint defendant, charged along with the respondent, esp. a person charged with adultery in a divorce proceeding.[1855-60; CO- + RESPONDENT]
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corespondent — CORESPONDÉNT, Ă, corespondenţi, te, s.m. şi f., adj. I. S.m şi f. 1. Persoană care colaborează la un ziar sau la o publicaţie periodică, trimiţând spre publicare informaţii din locul unde se află. 2. Persoană care, în lipsa părinţilor unui elev,… … Dicționar Român
corespondent — co·re·spon·dent /ˌkō ri spän dənt/ n 1: a joint respondent 2: a person named as guilty of adultery with the defendant in a divorce suit Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
corespondent — [kō΄ri spän′dənt] n. [ CO + RESPONDENT] Law a person charged with having committed adultery with the wife or husband from whom a divorce is being sought corespondency n … English World dictionary
corespondent — noun the codefendant charged with adultery with the estranged spouse in a divorce proceeding • Syn: ↑co respondent • Hypernyms: ↑codefendant, ↑co defendant * * * |kō+ noun Etymology: co + respondent : a joint respondent; … Useful english dictionary
corespondent — See corespondent, correspondent … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
corespondent shoes — plural noun Two coloured shoes for men, generally black or brown and white • • • Main Entry: ↑corespondent … Useful english dictionary
corespondent, correspondent — These words differ in spelling, meaning, and pronunciation. It is usually safer to be a correspondent (KOR i spon dent), one who writes letters, than a corespondent (KO ri SPON dent), one charged with adultery in a divorce proceeding … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
corespondent — noun Date: 1857 a person named as guilty of adultery with the defendant in a divorce suit … New Collegiate Dictionary
corespondent — noun One of two or more persons against whom a lawsuit is made; but especially a person charged with commiting adultery with the defendant in a divorce proceeding … Wiktionary
corespondént — s. m., adj. m., pl. corespondénţi; f. sg. corespondéntã, pl. corespondénte … Romanian orthography
