How to Pronounce "codefendant"
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Definition
A codefendant is a person who is charged with a crime in the same case as another person; both are defendants in the same legal case.
Listen in Context
The judge asked each codefendant to speak.
The lawyer represented two codefendants in the case.
After hours in court, one codefendant decided to take a plea deal.
The testimonies of the codefendants didn’t match each other.