Codefendant

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  • noun. A joint defendant.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. A joint defendant (in some action or suit).
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. A joint defendant.
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  • noun. Any of several defendants answering the same charge.
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  • noun. a defendant who has been joined together with one or more other defendants in a single action
  • noun. a defendant who has been joined together with one or more other defendants in a single action
    • Word Usage
    "Complicating the Rosenberg trial was the fact that the codefendant was a woman."
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    defendant  suspect  
    Hyponym
    Words that are more specific
    co-respondent  respondent  
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