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co-defendant

noun

Etymology

From co- + defendant.

  1. derived from dēfendō
  2. derived from defendant
  3. inherited from defendaunt — “defending; defending in a suit”
  4. prefixed as co-defendant — “co + defendant”

Definitions

  1. Alternative spelling of codefendant.

    • One of Clemons's three co-defendants has already been executed, and Clemons himself came within 12 days of being put to death in 2009.

The neighborhood

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