codefendants
Tried together, legally
Codefendants are two or more people named together as defendants in the same lawsuit or criminal case.
The term appears almost exclusively in legal contexts: The codefendants were tried together for their roles in the conspiracy.
Each codefendant may have separate legal representation but faces charges arising from the same incident or scheme.
Judicial examination of claims
- lawsuitCivil court proceeding
- chargesAmounts owed or alleged
- indictmentFormal charge from jury
- verdictOfficial court decision
prosecution · courtroom · hearing · arraignment · plea · testimony · evidence · jury
Termination pay or disconnection
- cooperationJoint action toward shared aims
- blame-shiftingAttributing fault to others
- finger-pointingAssigning blame openly
- testimonySworn statement as evidence
immunity · plea bargain · deal · turning · witness · informant · privilege · coordination
Partners in crime
- coconspiratorsJoint participants in conspiracy
- accusedCharged with wrongdoing
- suspectsThinks someone's guilty
- perpetratorsThose who commit wrongs
gang · ring · cartel · syndicate · organized crime · racketeering · RICO · mob
Compensation for injury
- negligenceFailure to exercise care
- malpracticeHarmful professional negligence
- class actionLawsuit filed for many
- settlementResolved dispute or colony
plaintiffs · respondents · corporate · shareholders · directors · officers · partners · contractors
trial
Judicial examination of claims
- lawsuitCivil court proceeding
- chargesAmounts owed or alleged
- indictmentFormal charge from jury
verdict · prosecution · courtroom · hearing · arraignment · plea · testimony · evidence · jury · judge
severance
Termination pay or disconnection
- cooperationJoint action toward shared aims
- blame-shiftingAttributing fault to others
- finger-pointingAssigning blame openly
testimony · immunity · plea bargain · deal · turning · witness · informant · privilege · coordination · unified front
accomplices
Partners in crime
- coconspiratorsJoint participants in conspiracy
- accusedCharged with wrongdoing
- suspectsThinks someone's guilty
perpetrators · gang · ring · cartel · syndicate · organized crime · racketeering · RICO · mob · fraud
damages
Compensation for injury
- negligenceFailure to exercise care
- malpracticeHarmful professional negligence
- class actionLawsuit filed for many
settlement · plaintiffs · respondents · corporate · shareholders · directors · officers · partners · contractors · subcontractors
codefendantsplaintiffs
Those initiating lawsuits
prosecutors · accusers · complainants · petitioners · claimants