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co-defendant vs corespondent

corespondent vs co-defendant

co-defendant and corespondent both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
co-defendant Yes No No No
corespondent Yes No No No
As nouns, corespondent is a hyponym of co-defendant; that is, corespondent is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than co-defendant:
  • co-defendant: a defendant who has been joined together with one or more other defendants in a single action
  • corespondent: the codefendant charged with adultery with the estranged spouse in a divorce proceeding
Other hyponyms of co-defendant include co-respondent, respondent.
co-defendant (noun) corespondent (noun)
a defendant who has been joined together with one or more other defendants in a single action the codefendant charged with adultery with the estranged spouse in a divorce proceeding
Difference between co-defendant and corespondent

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