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Recent Examples of Synonyms for codefendants
Noun
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Some defendants are also accused of conspiring to bribe a civilian contractor to create fraudulent military IDs for base access.—
Steve Patterson,
Florida Times-Union,
5 Feb. 2026 -
Court records show that several weeks later, the case was settled out of court with the defendants never having filed a response to the allegations.—
Clark Kauffman,
Iowa Capital Dispatch,
5 Feb. 2026
Noun
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In December, Ohio State filed a motion in the case arguing against the plaintiffs’ right to subpoena Wexner by alternative service, which the court rejected.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
11 Feb. 2026
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The trial marks the first time tech giants Meta and YouTube will answer to a jury over the allegations—Snapchat and TikTok reached a settlement with the plaintiffs last month.—
Alexei Oreskovic,
Fortune,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Codefendants.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/codefendants. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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