codefendant

codefendant

See also: co-defendant

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Etymology

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Proto-Indo-European *ḱe
Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm
Proto-Italic *kom
Proto-Italic *kom-
Latin con-
Latin co-der.
English co-
English defendant
English codefendant

    From co- + defendant.

    Noun

    codefendant (plural codefendants)

    1. (law) Any of several defendants answering the same charge.

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