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1. co-defendant
noun. a defendant who has been joined together with one or more other defendants in a single action.
2. co-discoverer
noun. someone who is the first of two or more people to discover something.
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3. codefendant
noun. a defendant who has been joined together with one or more other defendants in a single action.
Etymology
- codefendant (English)
- co- (English)
- defendant (English)
- -ant (English)
4. co-optation
noun. the act of appointing summarily (with or without the appointee's consent).
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6. defendant
noun. ['dɪˈfɛndənt'] a person or institution against whom an action is brought in a court of law; the person being sued or accused.
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- defendant (English)
- -ant (English)
- -ant (Middle English (1100-1500))
- defend (English)
- defenden (Middle English (1100-1500))
10. Co
noun. a hard ferromagnetic silver-white bivalent or trivalent metallic element; a trace element in plant and animal nutrition.