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Recent Examples of codefendant
Vazquez-Ferrer and several codefendants were arrested on Nov. 29, 2023.
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Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 24 May 2025
Smith and his codefendants reached a settlement in 2020, requiring them to pay $900,000.
—Kate Knibbs, Wired News, 20 May 2025
According to Pierre's arrest affidavit, when Dominguez and the other victims in the case were leaving the club, the driver pulled the car around and parked behind the vehicle of Pierre's codefendant in the case.
—Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 27 Feb. 2025
The jury is set to resume deliberations Monday at the corruption trial of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan and codefendant Michael McClain in Chicago.
—Jim Talamonti | The Center Square Contributor, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 1 Feb. 2025
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Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 24 May 2025
Smith and his codefendants reached a settlement in 2020, requiring them to pay $900,000.
—Kate Knibbs, Wired News, 20 May 2025
According to Pierre's arrest affidavit, when Dominguez and the other victims in the case were leaving the club, the driver pulled the car around and parked behind the vehicle of Pierre's codefendant in the case.
—Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 27 Feb. 2025
The jury is set to resume deliberations Monday at the corruption trial of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan and codefendant Michael McClain in Chicago.
—Jim Talamonti | The Center Square Contributor, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 1 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for codefendant
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The law currently gives prosecutors too much leverage in the courtroom and pressures defendants to take a plea deal over defending themselves at trial, Preston said.—
Quinlan Bentley,
The Enquirer,
3 Sep. 2025
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Four other defendants in the Perry case, including two doctors, will also face sentencing over the next three months to bring an end to the matter, at least legally.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
3 Sep. 2025
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The plaintiffs’ attorneys filed suit in the Southern District of Florida, which includes Miami-Dade County, though state and federal officials argued that it should have been filed in the Middle District of Florida, which includes Collier County.—
Chad Gillis,
USA Today,
22 Aug. 2025
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At no point during the seat selection process did Delta warn him that 23F was a windowless window seat, according to Meyer, one of the lead plaintiffs.—
Sheryl Estrada,
Fortune,
22 Aug. 2025
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“Codefendant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/codefendant. Accessed 5 Sep. 2025.
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