accomplice

ac·com·plice

noun \ə-ˈkäm-pləs, -ˈkəm-\

Definition of ACCOMPLICE

: one associated with another especially in wrongdoing

Examples of ACCOMPLICE

1. He was convicted as an accomplice to murder.
2. <the thief and his accomplices were eventually caught and brought to justice>

Origin of ACCOMPLICE

alteration (from incorrect division of a complice) of complice

First Known Use: 1584

Related to ACCOMPLICE

Synonyms: abettor (also abetter), accessory (also accessary), cohort, confederate

Related Words: collaborationist, collaborator, informant, informer; evidence, state's evidence; companion, comrade, crony, henchman, partner; conspirator, plotter, traitor; gangster, mobster, racketeer

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Other Legal Terms

actionable, alienable, carceral, chattel, complicity, decedent, larceny, malfeasance, modus operandi