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Recent Examples of codefendant
Her codefendants will be tried separately in the spring of next year, FOX 13 reported.
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Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
Judge John Robert Blakey presided over the trial of Madigan and codefendant Michael McClain.
—Joseph Nepomuceno, The Washington Examiner, 11 Oct. 2025
The program in question was sponsored by Progressive, the insurance company, a codefendant in the suit, along with Circular Board, Hello Alice’s parent.
—Lila MacLellan, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2025
McAfee allowed eight other charges against Trump to proceed while dismissing one charge against Trump's codefendants.
—Nina Turner, Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2024
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Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
Judge John Robert Blakey presided over the trial of Madigan and codefendant Michael McClain.
—Joseph Nepomuceno, The Washington Examiner, 11 Oct. 2025
The program in question was sponsored by Progressive, the insurance company, a codefendant in the suit, along with Circular Board, Hello Alice’s parent.
—Lila MacLellan, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2025
McAfee allowed eight other charges against Trump to proceed while dismissing one charge against Trump's codefendants.
—Nina Turner, Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for codefendant
Noun
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In minor cases, a defendant can sometimes choose to self-deport instead of facing prosecution.—
Landon Mion,
FOXNews.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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The Justice Department's NCAA basketball gambling investigation required nearly two years to fully uncover, spanning 26 criminal defendants.—
Scott MacFarlane,
CBS News,
22 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The trial will also serve as a test case to see what damages, if any, may be awarded to plaintiffs, said Clay Calvert, a nonresident senior fellow of technology policy studies at the nonpartisan American Enterprise Institute.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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The plaintiffs are seeking monetary damages as well as changes to the way social media apps are designed.—
Shannon Bond,
NPR,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Codefendant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/codefendant. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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