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noun
Any of several defendants answering the same charge.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: law
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noun
a defendant who has been joined together with one or more other defendants in a single action
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: co-defendant
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: defendant, suspect
Narrower terms: corespondent, co-respondent, respondent
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Latin co-der. English co- English defendant English codefendant From co- + defendant.
Across languages
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