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Recent Examples of codefendant
Baldoni and his codefendants have repeatedly denied the actress' claims; Baldoni, his production company Wayfarer Studios and their publicists sued The New York Times for libel on Dec. 31, 2024, but the action was later dismissed by the judge.
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Kimi Robinson,
USA Today,
4 May 2026
Altman and OpenAI president Greg Brockman, a codefendant, were about 10 feet away in the public gallery behind their attorneys, with Altman alternating between looking at the judge and down toward the floor.
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Paresh Dave,
Wired News,
28 Apr. 2026
Court documents say an undercover police officer bought a pound of meth from Casas-Santiago's codefendant, Guillermo Mercado-Chaparro.
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Wcco Staff,
CBS News,
15 Apr. 2026
Trump and several former codefendants are seeking reimbursement under a Georgia law enacted last year that allows criminal defendants to recover attorney fees if the prosecuting district attorney is disqualified from the case.
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Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
9 Mar. 2026
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Kimi Robinson,
USA Today,
4 May 2026
Altman and OpenAI president Greg Brockman, a codefendant, were about 10 feet away in the public gallery behind their attorneys, with Altman alternating between looking at the judge and down toward the floor.
—
Paresh Dave,
Wired News,
28 Apr. 2026
Court documents say an undercover police officer bought a pound of meth from Casas-Santiago's codefendant, Guillermo Mercado-Chaparro.
—
Wcco Staff,
CBS News,
15 Apr. 2026
Trump and several former codefendants are seeking reimbursement under a Georgia law enacted last year that allows criminal defendants to recover attorney fees if the prosecuting district attorney is disqualified from the case.
—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
9 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for codefendant
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Within days, the defendants were arrested and charged.
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In Ohio, defendants are given 365 days to challenge their conviction after such transcripts are filed.
Noun
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The plaintiffs allege Bio-Lab and the parent company, Kik LLC, had a history of chemical storage issues, and staff incorrectly tried to put out a water-reactive chemical reaction by adding water before the fire began, thereby causing the fire and toxic gas plume.
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Using the algorithm, station owners inflated gasoline by as much as 22 cents a gallon and diesel by 33 cents, on top of already high prices caused by the US war with Iran, the plaintiffs alleged.
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