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accomplice

[ uh-kom-plis ]

noun

  1. a person who knowingly helps another in a crime or wrongdoing, often as a subordinate.


accomplice

/ əˈkʌm-; əˈkɒmplɪs /

noun

  1. a person who helps another in committing a crime
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of accomplice1

First recorded in 1475–85; a(c) of uncertain origin + late Middle English complice, from Middle French, from Medieval Latin complici- (stem of complex ) “partner”; complex
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of accomplice1

C15: from a complice, interpreted as one word. See complice
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Ultimately, Paredes pleaded guilty to being an accomplice with his girlfriend.

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But before too long, what Trump and his accomplices are doing will start to impact us personally, and we won't be able to avoid it any longer.

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It struck her as unlikely that the 5-foot-3 Graham, in the company of four stronger male accomplices, some with records of violence, had been the bludgeoner.

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They are all too happy to believe it and he and his GOP accomplices are all too happy to take advantage of that to seize more and more power.

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Baker acknowledged that he had tried deliberately to cover up the identity of an accomplice, Christopher Austin.

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