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Recent Examples of codefendant
His most recent comments came after Maxwell, Epstein's codefendant, agreed to provide testimony to a congressional committee in response to subpoena if the panel granted her immunity.
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Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 30 July 2025
Steven Piper, codefendant in the multi-million dollar Auto Masters bank fraud case alongside Plaza Mariachi owner Mark Janbakhsh, has pleaded guilty to more than a dozen charges.
—Evan Mealins, Nashville Tennessean, 21 July 2025
Williams’s codefendant in the case, Lorraine Lee Combs, 57, pleaded guilty on June 23.
—Elizabeth Crisp, The Hill, 9 July 2025
Shots came from inside the car Surveillance video from the recording studio in Fort Lauderdale captured codefendant Henry, Williams, Thomas and Melly hopping into the Jeep.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 12 May 2025
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Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 30 July 2025
Steven Piper, codefendant in the multi-million dollar Auto Masters bank fraud case alongside Plaza Mariachi owner Mark Janbakhsh, has pleaded guilty to more than a dozen charges.
—Evan Mealins, Nashville Tennessean, 21 July 2025
Williams’s codefendant in the case, Lorraine Lee Combs, 57, pleaded guilty on June 23.
—Elizabeth Crisp, The Hill, 9 July 2025
Shots came from inside the car Surveillance video from the recording studio in Fort Lauderdale captured codefendant Henry, Williams, Thomas and Melly hopping into the Jeep.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 12 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for codefendant
Noun
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The lawsuit, previously obtained by PEOPLE, names former school assistant principal Ebony Parker as a defendant and accuses her of failing to act on multiple reports that the student had a gun.—
Liam Quinn,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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The jury, however, deadlocked on charges against co-defendant Brandt Osborn, 45, who was facing two counts of being an accessory after the fact.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
29 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The psychological scars of the shooting are still fresh and painful, the plaintiff said.—
Gary Grumbach,
NBC news,
30 Oct. 2025
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The order applies to federal employees in programs or offices where the plaintiff unions have members or bargaining units.—
The NPR Network,
NPR,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Codefendant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/codefendant. Accessed 2 Nov. 2025.
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