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)
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The trial for Williams and five codefendants began in November 2023 and concluded in December 2024.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 7 Feb. 2025
Russell and his codefendant, Sarah Beth Clendaniel, of Catonsville, planned to shoot at several power substations in the Baltimore area, according to prosecutors.
—Racquel Bazos, Baltimore Sun, 4 Feb. 2025
Bannon was first indicted in connection to the sham charity in August 2020, when federal prosecutors charged him and three codefendants with defrauding donors.
—Justin Gest, Newsweek, 11 Feb. 2025
Judges on the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals rejected the Trump codefendants' bid to further enjoin prosecutors from releasing the report.
—Robert Legare, CBS News, 11 Jan. 2025
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Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 7 Feb. 2025
Russell and his codefendant, Sarah Beth Clendaniel, of Catonsville, planned to shoot at several power substations in the Baltimore area, according to prosecutors.
—Racquel Bazos, Baltimore Sun, 4 Feb. 2025
Bannon was first indicted in connection to the sham charity in August 2020, when federal prosecutors charged him and three codefendants with defrauding donors.
—Justin Gest, Newsweek, 11 Feb. 2025
Judges on the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals rejected the Trump codefendants' bid to further enjoin prosecutors from releasing the report.
—Robert Legare, CBS News, 11 Jan. 2025
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“Codefendant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/codefendant. Accessed 18 Mar. 2025.
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