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Recent Examples of codefendant
Judge John Robert Blakey presided over the trial of Madigan and codefendant Michael McClain.
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Joseph Nepomuceno, The Washington Examiner, 11 Oct. 2025
The state's Supreme Court last month declined to take up Willis' appeal of her removal from the case, nearly two years after Willis was first accused of misconduct by Michael Roman, one of Trump's codefendants, over her relationship with one of the prosecutors on the case.
—Olivia Rubin, ABC News, 6 Oct. 2025
The codefendants had their preliminary hearing in court on April 16 while the main suspect, Shuvonne Vinson, awaits a psychological evaluation in late May.
—Andrea May Sahouri, Freep.com, 17 Apr. 2025
McAfee allowed eight other charges against Trump to proceed while dismissing one charge against Trump's codefendants.
—Nina Turner, Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2024
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Joseph Nepomuceno, The Washington Examiner, 11 Oct. 2025
The state's Supreme Court last month declined to take up Willis' appeal of her removal from the case, nearly two years after Willis was first accused of misconduct by Michael Roman, one of Trump's codefendants, over her relationship with one of the prosecutors on the case.
—Olivia Rubin, ABC News, 6 Oct. 2025
The codefendants had their preliminary hearing in court on April 16 while the main suspect, Shuvonne Vinson, awaits a psychological evaluation in late May.
—Andrea May Sahouri, Freep.com, 17 Apr. 2025
McAfee allowed eight other charges against Trump to proceed while dismissing one charge against Trump's codefendants.
—Nina Turner, Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for codefendant
Noun
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The only other defendant in the case so far was Epstein’s associate, Ghislaine Maxwell, who is serving 20 years in prison.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
11 Feb. 2026
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What happens when mentally ill defendants can’t be prosecuted?—
Julia Coin,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Feb. 2026
Noun
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She and two other plaintiffs have been selected for bellwether trials — essentially test cases for both sides to see how their arguments play out before a jury.—
Barbara Ortutay,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Feb. 2026
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Some plaintiffs are also asking that all disciplinary notations from their academic files be removed.—
Mirna Alsharif,
NBC news,
10 Feb. 2026
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“Codefendant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/codefendant. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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