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/koh'di fen"deuhnt/, n.a joint defendant.[1630-40; CO- + DEFENDANT]
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codefendant — co·de·fen·dant /ˌkō di fen dənt, ˌdant/ n: a joint defendant Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. codefendant … Law dictionary
Codefendant — Co de*fend ant, n. A joint defendant. Blackstone. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
codefendant — also co defendant, 1640s, from CO (Cf. co ) + DEFENDANT (Cf. defendant) … Etymology dictionary
codefendant — [kō΄di fen′dənt] n. a joint defendant … English World dictionary
codefendant — noun Any of several defendants answering the same charge … Wiktionary
codefendant — n. joint defendant … English contemporary dictionary
codefendant — co·defendant … English syllables
codefendant — co•de•fend•ant [[t]ˌkoʊ dɪˈfɛn dənt[/t]] n. law a joint defendant • Etymology: 1630–40 … From formal English to slang
codefendant — /koʊdəˈfɛndənt/ (say kohduh fenduhnt) noun a joint defendant …
codefendant — noun a defendant who has been joined together with one or more other defendants in a single action • Syn: ↑co defendant • Hypernyms: ↑defendant, ↑suspect • Hyponyms: ↑corespondent, ↑co respondent, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
