"codefendant" in Chinese (Simplified)
共同被告
Definition
共同被告指在同一案件中與其他人一起被指控犯罪的人；兩人在同一訴訟中都是被告。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
"共同被告"是法律用語，出現在訴訟文件或新聞中，不常用於日常對話。
Examples
Both suspects stood trial as codefendants.
兩名嫌疑人作為**共同被告**受審。
The judge asked each codefendant to speak.
法官要求每位**共同被告**發言。
The lawyer represented two codefendants in the case.
律師在此案中代表了兩位**共同被告**。
After hours in court, one codefendant decided to take a plea deal.
經過數小時庭審後，一位**共同被告**選擇認罪協商。
The testimonies of the codefendants didn’t match each other.
**共同被告**的證詞彼此不一致。
He claims he barely knows his codefendant, despite being charged together.
他說他幾乎不認識他的**共同被告**，雖然兩人一起被起訴。