co-defendant

English Thesaurus

1. a defendant who has been joined together with one or more other defendants in a single action (noun.person)

hypernym	:	defendant, suspect,
definition	:	a person or institution against whom an action is brought in a court of law; the person being sued or accused (noun.person)

hyponym	:	co-respondent, corespondent,
definition	:	the codefendant charged with adultery with the estranged spouse in a divorce proceeding (noun.person)

hyponym	:	respondent,
definition	:	the codefendant (especially in a divorce proceeding) who is accused of adultery with the corespondent (noun.person)