The defendant may also file a counterclaim against the plaintiff, a cross-claim against any co-defendant or an impleader.

被告也可以对原告提出反诉，对共同被告或原告提出交叉诉讼。

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But a definitive conviction of his former co-defendant would, by implication, mean Berlusconi was equally guilty of having bribed him.

但他的共同被告已经被明确定罪，这似乎意味着贝卢斯科尼曾向他行贿，也同样有罪。

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The speed with which the first appeal court intends to dispatch its business is bad news, not just for Mills, but also for Berlusconi, his co-defendant until the immunity law took effect last year.

不过，第一上诉法庭办事的速度也让米尔斯忧心忡忡，当然担心的还有贝卢斯科尼，他从豁免法去年生效以来就是米尔斯的共同被告。

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Irfan Naseer and his co-defendant Irfan Khalid had received training from al-Qaeda contacts in Pakistan.

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At trial, he and a co-defendant insisted that the trades were based on legitimate research.

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He laments the star treatment Knox received, saying the prosecution focused squarely on his co-defendant.

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