co-deˈfendant
[co- 3 c.]
Joint defendant, defendant in conjunction (with).
| 1640–4 Prynne's Petition in Rushw. Hist. Coll. iii. (1692) I. 74 Denying him Access to his Councel, and Conference with his Co-defendants. 1768 Blackstone Comm. III. xi. (Jod.), Any landlord may, by leave of the court, be made a co-defendent to the action. 1885 Law Times' Rep. LII. 642 Two persons who were made co-defendants. |