codefendant

noun

co·de·fen·dant ˌkō-di-ˈfen-dənt

in legal circles often -ˌdant

variants or co-defendant

plural codefendants or co-defendants

Synonyms of codefendant next

: a defendant in the same lawsuit or criminal prosecution as another defendant or group of defendants : a joint defendant

… the defendant argued that it was plain error for the trial court to have permitted the prosecution to treat his co-defendant as hostile …—

State v. Saenz, 370 P.3d 1278 (2016)

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The other codefendant, Jarvis Masters, is at the Sierra Conservation Center in Tuolumne County. —

Marin Independent Journal, The Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2024 In Owens’, the codefendant swore in an affidavit that Owens was not present for the 1997 robbery murder. —

Brian Stull, TIME, 27 Sep. 2024 The hitmaker was ambushed by two gunmen, later identified as Smith and his codefendant, Justin Johnson, and suffered multiple gunshot wounds during the attack. —

Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 26 Sep. 2024 The motion to dismiss was brought by two of Trump's codefendants, John Eastman and Shawn Still, on grounds related to the supremacy clause. —

Olivia Rubin, ABC News, 12 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for codefendant