co-defendant

See also: codefendant

English

Etymology

From co- +‎ defendant.

Noun

co-defendant (plural co-defendants)

  1. Alternative spelling of codefendant.
    • 2012 August 21, Ed Pilkington, “Death penalty on trial: should Reggie Clemons live or die?”, in The Guardian‎[1]:
      One of Clemons's three co-defendants has already been executed, and Clemons himself came within 12 days of being put to death in 2009.
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