co-defendant vs respondent

co-defendant and respondent both are nouns.

co-defendant is not an adjective while respondent is an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
co-defendant	Yes	No	No	No
respondent	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, respondent is a hyponym of co-defendant; that is, respondent is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than co-defendant:

co-defendant: a defendant who has been joined together with one or more other defendants in a single action
respondent: the codefendant (especially in a divorce proceeding) who is accused of adultery with the corespondent

Other hyponyms of co-defendant include co-respondent, corespondent.

co-defendant (noun)	respondent (noun)
a defendant who has been joined together with one or more other defendants in a single action	someone who responds
	the codefendant (especially in a divorce proceeding) who is accused of adultery with the corespondent

co-defendant (adjective)	respondent (adjective)
	replying

co-defendant vs respondent

co-defendant and respondent both are nouns.

co-defendant is not an adjective while respondent is an adjective.

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