codefendant

co·de·fend·ant

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [koh-di-fen-duh nt]
- /ˌkoʊ dɪˈfɛn dənt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [koh-di-fen-duh nt]
- /ˌkoʊ dɪˈfɛn dənt/

Definitions of codefendant word

noun codefendant a fellow defendant 3
noun codefendant a joint defendant 3
noun codefendant a joint defendant. 1
noun codefendant (law) Any of several defendants answering the same charge. 0

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Origin of codefendant

First appearance:

before 1630

One of the 42% oldest English words

First recorded in 1630-40; co- + defendant

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Parts of speech for Codefendant

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Codefendant

codefendant popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 53% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

codefendant usage trend in Literature

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