Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A joint defendant.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A joint defendant (in some action or suit).

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun A joint defendant.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun law Any of several defendants answering the same charge.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • 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

Etymologies

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co- +‎ defendant

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Examples

  • Complicating the Rosenberg trial was the fact that the codefendant was a woman.

    Going Home to Glory David Eisenhower 2010

  • PARIS—Former French President Jacques Chirac is due to stand trial on Monday on embezzlement charges related to his stint as Paris mayor, but a last-minute claim filed by a codefendant could lead the court to adjourn the case indefinitely.

    Chirac's Trial Faces Delay Max Colchester 2011

  • The trial began in March but was suspended for several months while a higher court examined a constitutional claim filed by a codefendant.

    Chirac Says Too Ill to Attend Trial David Gauthier-Villars 2011

  • In March, the trial was suspended when Rémy Chardon, a codefendant in the trial who had been Mr. Chirac's chief of staff at the time, submitted a constitutional claim to the court.

    Chirac Says Too Ill to Attend Trial David Gauthier-Villars 2011

  • In March, the trial was suspended when Rémy Chardon, a codefendant in the trial who had been Mr. Chirac's chief of staff at the time, submitted a constitutional claim to the court.

    Chirac's Trial to Begin in France David Gauthier-Villars 2011

  • PARIS—A French court on Tuesday suspended the trial of former French President Jacques Chirac until a higher court rules on a constitutional claim lodged by a codefendant.

    Chirac Trial Suspended David Gauthier-Villars 2011

  • I didn't know what to do, laughed Big Anthony, as he admitted being part of the hit team in 1993 that murdered Orena faction rival Joseph Scopo, whose brother, Ralph Jr., is a codefendant in the massive 39-defendant indictment.

    Jerry Capeci: Nephew of Top Mobster Aids in Colombo Family Takedown Jerry Capeci 2011

  • On Monday, however, the court will have to first look into a claim filed by Rémy Chardon, a codefendant in the trial who was Mr. Chirac's chief of staff at the time.

    Chirac's Trial Faces Delay Max Colchester 2011

  • At the start of the trial, on Monday, a lawyer for Rémy Chardon, a codefendant in the trial who was Mr. Chirac's chief of staff at the time, submitted a constitutional claim to the court.

    Chirac Trial Suspended David Gauthier-Villars 2011

  • The trial began in March but was suspended for several months while a higher court examined a constitutional claim filed by a codefendant.

    Chirac's Trial to Begin in France David Gauthier-Villars 2011

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