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CO
A prefix that denotes jointness or the state of being conjunct or united. To be together, with, or not separate from; conjoint or combined.
A corespondent in a lawsuit is one who is joined as a defendant in the suit. A co-owner is a person who owns something in conjunction with another person. A co-administrator is one who jointly handles the management of property with one or more persons.
West's Encyclopedia of American Law, edition 2. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
CO. A prefix or particle in the nature of an inseparable proposition, signifying with or in conjunction. Con and the Latin cum are equivalent, as, co-executors, co-obligor. It is also used as an abbreviation for company as, John Smith & Co.
Co. Litt. 126.
A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States. By John Bouvier. Published 1856.