co-defendant

See also: codefendant

English

Etymology

From co- +‎ defendant.

Noun

co-defendant (plural co-defendants)

1. Alternative spelling of codefendant
   • 2012 August 21, Ed Pilkington, “Death penalty on trial: should Reggie Clemons live or die?”, in The Guardian‎^[1]:

     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.