co-defendant

Noun
Synonyms: codefendant

Open English WordNet

Noun (1)

  1. a defendant who has been joined together with one or more other defendants in a single actionSynonyms: codefendantType of defendant, suspectKinds corespondent, respondent
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Codefendant \Co`de*fend"ant\, n. A joint defendant. --Blackstone. [1913 Webster]
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