| NOUN | person | codefendant, co-defendant | a defendant who has been joined together with one or more other defendants in a single action |
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| Meaning | A defendant who has been joined together with one or more other defendants in a single action. | |
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| Synonym | co-defendant | |
| Narrower | corespondent, co-respondent | The codefendant charged with adultery with the estranged spouse in a divorce proceeding |
| 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 | |
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