codefendant

Words with a similar base: codefendant

'codefendant'

[codefendant.n.01] as in: a defendant who has been joined together with one or more other defendants in a single action

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					codefendant (English)
├── co- (English)
└── defendant (English)
    ├── -ant (English)
    │   └── -ant (Middle English (1100-1500))
    └── defend (English)
        └── defenden (Middle English (1100-1500))
            └── deffendre (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
                └── defendo (Latin)

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