/kəʊ-rɪˈspɒndənt/ – noun
Definition: 1. đồng bị đơn;
2. đồng bị cáo, đồng bị can (trong vụ ngoại tình).
A more thorough explanation: In legal terms, a co-respondent refers to a person who is named as a party in a divorce case because they are alleged to have committed adultery with the respondent (the spouse against whom the divorce is sought). The co-respondent is typically brought into the divorce proceedings to respond to the allegations of adultery.
Example: In a divorce case, the co-respondent is the individual accused of committing adultery with one of the spouses.