co-defendant vs suspect

suspect vs co-defendant

co-defendant and suspect both are nouns.

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

co-defendant is not a verb while suspect is a verb.

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

As nouns, suspect is a hypernym of co-defendant; that is, suspect is a word with a broader meaning than co-defendant:

co-defendant: a defendant who has been joined together with one or more other defendants in a single action
suspect: a person or institution against whom an action is brought in a court of law; the person being sued or accused

Other hypernyms of co-defendant include defendant.

co-defendant (noun)	suspect (noun)
a defendant who has been joined together with one or more other defendants in a single action	someone who is under suspicion
	a person or institution against whom an action is brought in a court of law; the person being sued or accused

co-defendant (adjective)	suspect (adjective)
	not as expected

co-defendant (verb)	suspect (verb)
	regard as untrustworthy; regard with suspicion; have no faith or confidence in
	imagine to be the case or true or probable
	hold in suspicion; believe to be guilty

Difference between co-defendant and suspect

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