co-defendant (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *co-defendant*:
NOUN	person	co-defendant, codefendant	a defendant who has been joined together with one or more other defendants in a single action

English > *co-defendant*: 1 sense > noun 1, person
Meaning	A defendant who has been joined together with one or more other defendants in a single action.
Synonym	codefendant
Narrower	corespondent, co-respondent	The codefendant charged with adultery with the estranged spouse in a divorce proceeding
Narrower	respondent	The codefendant (especially in a divorce proceeding) who is accused / accused of adultery with the corespondent
Broader	defendant, suspect	A person or institution against whom an action is brought in a court of law
Spanish	codemandado
Catalan	codemandat

HyperDic: co-defendant