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Codefendant

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

a defendant who has been joined together with one or more other defendants in a single action

Classifications

Entity Type

Unknownauthoritativeglossary_import_default_pending_classifier
?unassignedlast reviewed

Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

synonym
co-defendantcodefendant
alternatephrasing
Co-Defendant
plural
Codefendants
possessive
Codefendant's
pluralpossessive
Codefendants'