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See: codefendantCategory: Small Claims Court & Lawsuits
Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary. Gerald N. Hill, Kathleen Thompson Hill. 2009.
joint defendant
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codefendant — co·de·fen·dant /ˌkō di fen dənt, ˌdant/ n: a joint defendant Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. codefendant … Law dictionary
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