Definitions from Black's Law Dictionary: 2nd Edition and Ballentine's Law Dictionary as are available for each term in each dictionary.
  • Black's Law Dictionary: 2nd Edition

    A person summoned to answer a bili, petition or libel, together with another respondent Now chiefly used to designate the person charged with aduitery with the respondent in a suit for divorce for that cause, and joined as a de fendant with such party. Lowe ,v. Bennett, 27 Misc. Rep. 356, 58 N. Y. Snpp. 88.