co-defendant

• Substantivo que designa a pessoa que é acusada ou demandada em juízo juntamente com um ou mais réus no mesmo processo.

A noun referring to a person who is accused or sued together with one or more other defendants in the same legal proceeding.

1. Joint defendant in a legal caseC1formallegal

   A person who is accused together with one or more other individuals in the same legal proceeding.

   Corréu

   • The co-defendant testified against the main suspect in exchange for a lighter sentence.
   • Both the driver and his co-defendant were charged with fraud.
   • The lawyer argued that his client was merely a co-defendant and not the mastermind.