codefendants

variants or co-defendants
plural of codefendant

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for codefendants
Noun
  • According to the indictment, the fentanyl pills distributed by the defendants caused the deaths of three 19-year-olds, including Leandro De Niro-Rodriguez and Akira Stein, who was the daughter of Chris Stein, co-founder of Blondie.
    Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 30 Oct. 2025
  • The suit accuses the defendants of working with online trolls and YouTube creators to paint him in a false light.
    Gene Maddaus, Variety, 30 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The plaintiffs insist that the arbitration clause is unconscionable and thus unenforceable, but Vargas disagreed.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 31 Oct. 2025
  • Attorneys for the MacArthur Justice Center, the ACLU of Illinois and the Chicago office of law firm Eimer Stahl are representing the plaintiffs.
    Michael Loria, USA Today, 31 Oct. 2025
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“Codefendants.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/codefendants. Accessed 2 Nov. 2025.

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