accomplice
noun
ac·com·plice
ə-ˈkäm-pləs 
-ˈkəm-
-ˈkəm-
: one associated with another especially in wrongdoing
was convicted as an accomplice to murder
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Examples of accomplice in a Sentence
He was convicted as an accomplice to murder.
the thief and his accomplices were eventually caught and brought to justice
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But on August 12, the police pounced, arresting both men and four accomplices, and seizing 1.5 million euros.
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Brooke Seipel, Fortune Europe, 27 Oct. 2024
Combs threatened her with a knife and, along with several unknown accomplices, raped her, Parham says.
—Kimi Robinson, USA TODAY, 16 Oct. 2024
Phillips also directs the new musical, which follows the Batman villain’s romance with his eventual accomplice, Harley Quinn.
—Hannah Malach, WWD, 26 Sep. 2024
The gaggle of Midwestern tourists was awaiting Anna Surratt, whose mother was hanged as an accomplice in the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA TODAY, 24 Oct. 2024
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Brooke Seipel, Fortune Europe, 27 Oct. 2024
Combs threatened her with a knife and, along with several unknown accomplices, raped her, Parham says.
—Kimi Robinson, USA TODAY, 16 Oct. 2024
Phillips also directs the new musical, which follows the Batman villain’s romance with his eventual accomplice, Harley Quinn.
—Hannah Malach, WWD, 26 Sep. 2024
The gaggle of Midwestern tourists was awaiting Anna Surratt, whose mother was hanged as an accomplice in the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA TODAY, 24 Oct. 2024
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“Accomplice.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/accomplice. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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accomplice
noun
ac·com·plice
ə-ˈkäm-pləs
-ˈkəm-
-ˈkəm-
: someone associated with another in wrongdoing
Legal Definition
accomplice
noun
ac·com·plice
ə-ˈkäm-pləs, -ˈkəm-
: one who intentionally and voluntarily participates with another in a crime by encouraging or assisting in the commission of the crime or by failing to prevent it though under a duty to do so
the accomplice of the burglar
an accomplice in a robbery
Etymology
alteration (from incorrect division of a complice) of complice, from Middle French, associate, from Late Latin complic- complex partner, confederate
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