codefendant
noun
co·de·fen·dant
ˌkō-di-ˈfen-dənt 
in legal circles often -ˌdant
variants
or co-defendant
plural codefendants or co-defendants
: 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)
State v. Saenz, 370 P.3d 1278 (2016)Examples of codefendant in a Sentence
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Trump and his codefendants appealed the judgment earlier this week.
—Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 25 July 2024
Tamra Lynn Bell, Terry’s codefendant and accomplice in the shooting, has plead guilty to felony accessory after the fact and is scheduled to be sentenced in January 2024.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 18 July 2024
Washington — The federal judge overseeing the case alleging former President Donald Trump mishandled sensitive government documents after leaving the White House has dismissed the charges against him and his two codefendants.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 15 July 2024
The codefendants all pleaded not guilty at Mercer County Criminal Courthouse in Trenton.
—David Matthews, New York Daily News, 9 July 2024
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Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 25 July 2024
Tamra Lynn Bell, Terry’s codefendant and accomplice in the shooting, has plead guilty to felony accessory after the fact and is scheduled to be sentenced in January 2024.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 18 July 2024
Washington — The federal judge overseeing the case alleging former President Donald Trump mishandled sensitive government documents after leaving the White House has dismissed the charges against him and his two codefendants.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 15 July 2024
The codefendants all pleaded not guilty at Mercer County Criminal Courthouse in Trenton.
—David Matthews, New York Daily News, 9 July 2024
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“Codefendant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/codefendant. Accessed 20 Sep. 2024.
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