codefendant

[ koh-di-fen-duhnt ]

/ ˌkoʊ dɪˈfɛn dənt /

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noun

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Origin of codefendant

First recorded in 1630–40; co- + defendant

Words nearby codefendant

code blue, code book, codec, codeclination, code dating, codefendant, code flag, codeine, code name, Code Napoléon, cod end

How to use codefendant in a sentence

Pellicano and his codefendant Arneson were convicted, among other things, of 17 counts of honest-services wire fraud.
Will Celebrity Snoop Anthony Pellicano Get Sprung?|Christine Pelisek|June 21, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Codefendant and Certified Public Accountant Muhammad Khilji asserts a similar story of reckless spending.
The Secret World of Dr. Arnold Klein|Diane Dimond|August 26, 2011|DAILY BEAST
The indictment was brought under his original name, Daood Saleem Gilani, along with a codefendant James Leslie Lewis.
Making of a Terrorist|Gerald Posner|December 8, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Embitted, there was no warmth in Copeland for his older codefendant and jinx.
Comet's Burial|Raymond Zinke Gallun

When publicly censured our first instinct is to make everybody a codefendant.
A Cynic Looks at Life|Ambrose Bierce