noun
- people named in a divorce case as having committed adultery with one of the married parties
Usage: legal
Examples
- The divorce papers listed three corespondents in the adultery case.
- She was named as one of the corespondents in her neighbor’s messy divorce.
- The lawyer advised his client about the potential corespondents who might be called to testify.
- Historical divorce records often included multiple corespondents in high-profile cases.
- The judge reviewed the evidence against all named corespondents before making a ruling.