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Recent Examples of codefendant
Smith and his codefendants reached a settlement in 2020, requiring them to pay $900,000.
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Kate Knibbs, Wired News, 20 May 2025
Trump’s valet, Walt Nauta, is working anew at the White House after once being a codefendant with Trump in the classified documents case.
—Will Weissert, The Denver Post, 19 Feb. 2025
Trump pardoned Handy, Geraghty and eight of their codefendants: Jonathan Darnel of Virginia; Jay Smith, John Hinshaw and William Goodman, all of New York; Joan Bell of New Jersey; Paulette Harlow and Jean Marshall, both of Massachusetts; and Heather Idoni of Michigan.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025
Attorneys for Trump's former codefendants Walt Nauta and Carlos de Oliveira have sought to extend an order by Judge Aileen Cannon barring the Justice Department from releasing a portion of Smith's report.
—Robert Legare, CBS News, 11 Jan. 2025
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Kate Knibbs, Wired News, 20 May 2025
Trump’s valet, Walt Nauta, is working anew at the White House after once being a codefendant with Trump in the classified documents case.
—Will Weissert, The Denver Post, 19 Feb. 2025
Trump pardoned Handy, Geraghty and eight of their codefendants: Jonathan Darnel of Virginia; Jay Smith, John Hinshaw and William Goodman, all of New York; Joan Bell of New Jersey; Paulette Harlow and Jean Marshall, both of Massachusetts; and Heather Idoni of Michigan.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025
Attorneys for Trump's former codefendants Walt Nauta and Carlos de Oliveira have sought to extend an order by Judge Aileen Cannon barring the Justice Department from releasing a portion of Smith's report.
—Robert Legare, CBS News, 11 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for codefendant
Noun
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem are named as defendants.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
7 Aug. 2025
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Roth and Clark are both named as defendants in the suit.—
Adrienne Davis,
jsonline.com,
7 Aug. 2025
Noun
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While plaintiff attorneys have embraced more dynamic presentations in trucking litigation, defense attorneys have been slower to adapt, according to Dunnells.—
Lars Daniel,
Forbes.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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Josh Chatten-Brown, an attorney for the plaintiffs, said his clients’ lawsuit aims to address how the city processes ADU projects broadly, not just in Pacific Beach.—
Jemma Stephenson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Aug. 2025
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“Codefendant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/codefendant. Accessed 14 Aug. 2025.
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