What is definition of "corresponding angle"?

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This is a pedagogical question in high school context, regarding "corresponding angle":

The question is-

To share the knowledge of corresponding angles one needs to consider

  • a pair of parallel straight lines only
  • a pair of parallel straight lines and a common transversal
  • a pair of parallel straight lines (may not be parallel) and a common transversal
  • a pair of intersecting straight lines

To my opinion both the $2^{nd}$ and $3^{rd}$ are correct according to the "exact" statement of the question.

Definition 1: If we take a pair of parallel straight lines and a common transversal, then the "corresponding angles" are also "congruent",

however,

Definition 2: If we consider pair of non-parallel straight lines and a common transversal, then the resulting "corresponding" angles do not become congruent.

Is there any book or literature where, only the author considered only the Definition 1 for corresponding angles ?

Thanks