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Recent Examples of codefendant
Vazquez-Ferrer and several codefendants were arrested on Nov. 29, 2023.
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Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 24 May 2025
Smith and his codefendants reached a settlement in 2020, requiring them to pay $900,000.
—Kate Knibbs, Wired News, 20 May 2025
According to Pierre's arrest affidavit, when Dominguez and the other victims in the case were leaving the club, the driver pulled the car around and parked behind the vehicle of Pierre's codefendant in the case.
—Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 27 Feb. 2025
The jury is set to resume deliberations Monday at the corruption trial of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan and codefendant Michael McClain in Chicago.
—Jim Talamonti | The Center Square Contributor, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 1 Feb. 2025
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Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 24 May 2025
Smith and his codefendants reached a settlement in 2020, requiring them to pay $900,000.
—Kate Knibbs, Wired News, 20 May 2025
According to Pierre's arrest affidavit, when Dominguez and the other victims in the case were leaving the club, the driver pulled the car around and parked behind the vehicle of Pierre's codefendant in the case.
—Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 27 Feb. 2025
The jury is set to resume deliberations Monday at the corruption trial of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan and codefendant Michael McClain in Chicago.
—Jim Talamonti | The Center Square Contributor, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 1 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for codefendant
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Judge Carreño-Coll further ruled that the plaintiffs had failed to establish that all the ten named defendants, along with various unnamed companies and individuals even had sufficient connections to Puerto Rico to justify the filing of the lawsuit to begin with.—
David Blackmon,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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In Florida, kidnapping requires prosecutors to prove that a defendant confined another person against their will without lawful authority.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
17 Sep. 2025
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Stuart Cooper, executive director of the Fluoride Action Network, said he’s seen momentum shift over the last two decades as his group sought to eliminate fluoride treatment, not least as a plaintiff in the EPA lawsuit.—
Anna Clark,
ProPublica,
18 Sep. 2025
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The states of Colorado, Illinois, Florida, Nebraska, Tennessee, Utah and Virginia are plaintiffs alongside the FTC in the suit filed Thursday in federal court in the Central District of California.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Codefendant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/codefendant. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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