codefendant

Definition of "codefendant"
  1. A person who is jointly charged with another or others in a criminal or legal case
How to use "codefendant" in a sentence
  1. When the bank was robbed, all three suspects were named as codefendants in the case.
  2. The two codefendants were tried separately due to a conflict in their testimonies.
  3. The plot involved several people, all of whom were listed as codefendants.

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