suspect vs co-defendant

co-defendant vs suspect

suspect and co-defendant both are nouns.

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

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

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

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

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

Other hyponyms of suspect include accused, codefendant.

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

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

suspect (verb)	co-defendant (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 suspect and co-defendant

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