codefendants

variants or co-defendants
plural of codefendant

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Noun
  • The lawsuit lists as defendants the three manufacturers, as well as the Fire Apparatus Manufacturers' Association, a nonprofit trade association accused of facilitating the unfair market practices.
    Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Local Black leaders had called for Tchervinski and any other White people involved to face similar charges as the Black defendants.
    Kevin Grasha, Cincinnati Enquirer, 4 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • In his June ruling, Judge Alsup agreed with Anthropic's argument, stating the company's use of books by the plaintiffs to train their AI model was acceptable.
    Chloe Veltman, NPR, 5 Sep. 2025
  • The lawsuit was filed by plaintiffs who alleged that the recruitment portion violated the First Amendment.
    Angele Latham, Nashville Tennessean, 5 Sep. 2025
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“Codefendants.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/codefendants. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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