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nouna defendant who has been joined together with one or more other defendants in a single action
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Definition that contains codefendant
- corespondent the codefendant charged with adultery with the estranged spouse in a divorce proceeding
- respondent the codefendant (especially in a divorce proceeding) who is accused of adultery with the corespondent
- co-respondent the codefendant charged with adultery with the estranged spouse in a divorce proceeding