Codefendant One of two or more defendants charged with the same crime or sued in the same claim. Also called joint defendant.
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Codefendant
When more then one person are involved in a common legal proceeding, they are called codefendants.
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CODEFENDANT : A defendant who is joined with another defendant in a case.
CODICIL : A legal instrument that modifies a will.
COERCE : To bring about by force or threat.
codefendant
n. when more than one person or entity is sued in one lawsuit, each party sued is called a codefendant.
A claim by codefendants or coplaintiffs against each other and not against persons on the opposite side of the lawsuit.
Cross-Examination
The questioning of a witness produced by the other side.
Companion cases or codefendants - More than one person arrested on the same criminal incident.
For two or more persons to join together as coplaintiffs or codefendants in a lawsuit, they generally must share similar rights or liabilities.
Definition - Noun
: a party (as a coplaintiff or codefendant) on the same side of an action
Pronunciation"kO-'pär-tE, 'kO-"
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cross-complaint/cross-claim: A claim filed by codefendant(s) or coplaintiff(s) against each other. (Compare with counterclaim.)
cross-defendant: The defendant in a cross-claim.
cross claim: Rule 13(g); a claim stated by a party against a coparty (usually a defendant cross claims against a codefendant).
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defendant: the party against whom a complaint (or criminal charge) is filed.
defendant : the party against whom a criminal or civil action is brought see also answer, codefendant compare accused, plaintiff ...
In criminal law, a verdict finding a defendant guilty of one charge but innocent of another, or finding one defendant guilty while acquitting a codefendant.
versus - Lat. Against.
 See also: State, Defendant, Person, Law, Lawsuit
  
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