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Recent Examples of codefendant
The other codefendant, 20-year-old Artis Womack, has a motions hearing scheduled in his case in April.
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Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Jan. 2026
Baldoni and his codefendants – producer Jamey Heath, Wayfarer Studios and its cofounder Steve Sarowitz, crisis PR specialist Melissa Nathan and publicist Jennifer Abel – are seeking to avert a trial by requesting summary judgment.
—Kimi Robinson, USA Today, 22 Jan. 2026
Once the cash was transported, Clark and another codefendant used a portion of the money to purchase an S-Class Mercedes-Benz and jewelry, according to prosecutors.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 20 Nov. 2025
Court records show that Quiros, Diaz-Rivera, and several codefendants were arrested on Nov. 29, 2023.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 20 Aug. 2025
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Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Jan. 2026
Baldoni and his codefendants – producer Jamey Heath, Wayfarer Studios and its cofounder Steve Sarowitz, crisis PR specialist Melissa Nathan and publicist Jennifer Abel – are seeking to avert a trial by requesting summary judgment.
—Kimi Robinson, USA Today, 22 Jan. 2026
Once the cash was transported, Clark and another codefendant used a portion of the money to purchase an S-Class Mercedes-Benz and jewelry, according to prosecutors.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 20 Nov. 2025
Court records show that Quiros, Diaz-Rivera, and several codefendants were arrested on Nov. 29, 2023.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 20 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for codefendant
Noun
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The complaint names Alaska Airlines as the sole defendant.—
Colson Thayer,
PEOPLE,
15 Apr. 2026
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After guest complaints and cancellations prompted one rental platform to ban them, the defendants used fake accounts to maintain their operations, according to their plea agreements.—
Cierra Morgan,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The Google mass arbitration may be the first to seek to represent corporate plaintiffs, as most of the group legal proceedings to date have sought to arbitrate consumer or labor-related claims.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
14 Apr. 2026
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In a footnote, the plaintiff clarified that his brother was also present at the time of the incident and that neither of them engaged in inappropriate conduct toward the unidentified woman.—
Alexandra Del Rosario,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Apr. 2026
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