co-defendant

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

co-defendant
    n 1: a defendant who has been joined together with one or more
         other defendants in a single action [syn: {codefendant},
         {co-defendant}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Codefendant \Co`de*fend"ant\, n.
   A joint defendant. --Blackstone.
   [1913 Webster]

from Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856)

CO-DEFENDANT. One who is made defendant in an action with another person.

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