单词 | co-defendant |
释义 | co-defendantn. A joint defendant; any of two or more individuals, companies, or institutions answering the same charge in a court of law. ΘΚΠ society > law > administration of justice > court proceedings or procedure > action of courts in claims or grievances > party in litigation > [noun] > defendant > joint co-defendant1641 1641 W. Prynne Petition in J. Bastwick Severall Humble Petitions 13 Denying him Accesse to his Counsell, and conference with his Co-defendants. 1768 W. Blackstone Comm. Laws Eng. III. xi Any landlord may, by leave of the court, be made a co-defendent to the action. 1829 Manch. Guardian 7 Feb. He was a co-defendant with Mr. Johnson in an action brought by Mr. Groves for his dog being killed. 1885 Law Times Rep. 52 642 Two persons who were made co-defendants. 1966 T. Capote In Cold Blood iv. 269 The recipient..was disturbed by the allegations of the sender, who insisted that he and his co-defendant had not had a fair trial. 2018 Columbia Law Rev. 118 2410 The prosecution moved to deny Salerno and his codefendants bail, providing evidence that the men were major mafia players. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1641 |
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