codefendant
/ˌkoʊdɪˈfɛndənt/
noun
- A person who is accused together with one or more other people in a court of law.
- The judge allowed the codefendant to testify against the others in exchange for a lighter sentence.
- The prosecutor questioned the codefendant about the night of the robbery.
- Each codefendant had a separate lawyer to represent them.
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