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codefendants

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variants or co-defendants

plural of codefendant

as in defendants

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Newsom and other opponents of capital punishment have long argued that the process is costly, cruel and discriminatory, with death sentences disproportionately handed down to defendants of color.

— Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2026
At the time, the defendants essentially treated the suit as sour grapes and a money grab by the estate.

— Dominic Patten, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2026

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That denial turned on the plaintiffs’ failure to demonstrate an actual or imminent injury sufficient to seek emergency relief, rather than a determination that the administration’s demands were lawful.

— Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 2 Nov. 2026
Snap, the parent company of Snapchat, reached a settlement in a social media addiction lawsuit on Monday, resolving claims before the case was set to go to trial this month, according to lawyers for the plaintiffs.

— Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026

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