codefendant

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noun

Any of several defendants answering the same charge.

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Meanings

nouncodefendant (plural codefendants)

plural codefendants · alternative co-defendant

  1. lawAny of several defendants answering the same charge.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna defendant who has been joined together with one or more other defendants in a single action

Similar
co-defendant
Broader
defendantsuspect

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From co- + defendant.

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Translations

Italian litisconsorte, coimputato
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Polish współoskarżony, współoskarżona
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Cite this entry
APA

codefendant. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/codefendant

MLA

“codefendant.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/codefendant. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “codefendant,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/codefendant.

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