codefendant
noun
co·de·fen·dant
ˌkō-di-ˈfen-dənt 
in legal circles often -ˌdant
variants
or co-defendant
plural codefendants or co-defendants
: a defendant in the same lawsuit or criminal prosecution as another defendant or group of defendants : a joint defendant
… the defendant argued that it was plain error for the trial court to have permitted the prosecution to treat his co-defendant as hostile …—
State v. Saenz, 370 P.3d 1278 (2016)
State v. Saenz, 370 P.3d 1278 (2016)Examples of codefendant in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Last summer, Trump supporters posted the names and addresses of the Fulton County grand jurors who indicted him and 18 of his codefendants.
—Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2024
Menendez, 70, and his codefendants, along with his wife — who is scheduled for a July trial — have pleaded not guilty to charges lodged against them beginning last fall.
—CBS News, 31 May 2024
Trump, Nauta, and a third codefendant, Carlos de Oliveria — a former Mar-a-Lago employee with whom Smith says Nauta allegedly unsuccessfully tried to delete security camera footage — have all pleaded not guilty.
—Robert Legare, CBS News, 22 May 2024
The question of risk to the community at large stems from the nature of the attack in 2014, when Geyser, along with codefendant Anissa Weier, stabbed Leutner 19 times in the wooded area east of Davids Park in the southern edge of the city of Waukesha.
—Jim Riccioli, Journal Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2024
Trump and his codefendants are set to be arraigned next week.
—Jason Parham, WIRED, 28 Aug. 2023
Barnes and her two codefendants, Susan Broshears, 50, and Jamie Hubiak, 35, have all pleaded not guilty, according to court records.
—Sarah Loesch, The Indianapolis Star, 9 Feb. 2024
The case against Trump initially included 18 codefendants.
—Josh Meyer, USA TODAY, 19 Jan. 2024
Cartagena's sentencing comes less than a month after his codefendant Carlos Macci was sentenced to two and a half years in prison.
—Emlyn Travis, EW.com, 19 Aug. 2023
Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2024
Menendez, 70, and his codefendants, along with his wife — who is scheduled for a July trial — have pleaded not guilty to charges lodged against them beginning last fall.
—CBS News, 31 May 2024
Trump, Nauta, and a third codefendant, Carlos de Oliveria — a former Mar-a-Lago employee with whom Smith says Nauta allegedly unsuccessfully tried to delete security camera footage — have all pleaded not guilty.
—Robert Legare, CBS News, 22 May 2024
The question of risk to the community at large stems from the nature of the attack in 2014, when Geyser, along with codefendant Anissa Weier, stabbed Leutner 19 times in the wooded area east of Davids Park in the southern edge of the city of Waukesha.
—Jim Riccioli, Journal Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2024
Trump and his codefendants are set to be arraigned next week.
—Jason Parham, WIRED, 28 Aug. 2023
Barnes and her two codefendants, Susan Broshears, 50, and Jamie Hubiak, 35, have all pleaded not guilty, according to court records.
—Sarah Loesch, The Indianapolis Star, 9 Feb. 2024
The case against Trump initially included 18 codefendants.
—Josh Meyer, USA TODAY, 19 Jan. 2024
Cartagena's sentencing comes less than a month after his codefendant Carlos Macci was sentenced to two and a half years in prison.
—Emlyn Travis, EW.com, 19 Aug. 2023
These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'codefendant.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.
Dictionary Entries Near codefendant
Cite this Entry
“Codefendant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/codefendant. Accessed 10 Jun. 2024.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share