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Recent Examples of codefendant
William and Colleen Barstow, company co-founders, who personally guaranteed the lease payments, are listed as codefendants.
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Steven Martinez, jsonline.com, 16 Oct. 2025
Judge John Robert Blakey presided over the trial of Madigan and codefendant Michael McClain.
—Joseph Nepomuceno, The Washington Examiner, 11 Oct. 2025
Court records show that Quiros, Diaz-Rivera, and several codefendants were arrested on Nov. 29, 2023.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 20 Aug. 2025
The codefendants had their preliminary hearing in court on April 16 while the main suspect, Shuvonne Vinson, awaits a psychological evaluation in late May.
—Andrea May Sahouri, Freep.com, 17 Apr. 2025
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Steven Martinez, jsonline.com, 16 Oct. 2025
Judge John Robert Blakey presided over the trial of Madigan and codefendant Michael McClain.
—Joseph Nepomuceno, The Washington Examiner, 11 Oct. 2025
Court records show that Quiros, Diaz-Rivera, and several codefendants were arrested on Nov. 29, 2023.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 20 Aug. 2025
The codefendants had their preliminary hearing in court on April 16 while the main suspect, Shuvonne Vinson, awaits a psychological evaluation in late May.
—Andrea May Sahouri, Freep.com, 17 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for codefendant
Noun
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Dressed in a button-down shirt and slacks, with restraints across his stomach, wrists and legs, defendant Stacey Wondra sat between his public defenders Tuesday and listened as witness after witness took the stand at the Payette County Courthouse.—
Alex Brizee
March 3,
Idaho Statesman,
4 Mar. 2026
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Timing of Galati’s killing central to case The lawsuit names Sacramento County, the Sacramento County District Attorney’s Office and the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office as defendants.—
Theresa Clift,
Sacbee.com,
4 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The Supreme Court’s decision offered no guidance on remediation for importers that paid into the IEEPA tariff scheme, though justices questioned both lawyers for the plaintiffs and the defense about what such a process might look like during oral arguments in November.—
Kate Nishimura,
Sourcing Journal,
3 Mar. 2026
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The suit was filed on behalf of two anonymous plaintiffs affected by the law, who are trans men.—
Eleanor Nash,
Kansas City Star,
3 Mar. 2026
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“Codefendant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/codefendant. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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