: 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
Recent Examples of accomplice from the Web
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According to an Interpol notice, Santrich met with cocaine buyers at his residence on Nov. 2, 2017, a day after one of his accomplices delivered a 5-kilogram sample of the narcotic to them at a hotel lobby in Bogota.
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Benjamin allegedly had 14 birds on his person, according to NBC, while his accomplice had the other 12.
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One of the men, who had a previous conviction for theft, was sentenced to 10 months in prison and his accomplice to nine months.
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More crimes Dixon, Spann and their accomplices arrested at the airport — Astagshia Lobasco, Shawn Porterfield and James A. Reed — each were charged with conspiracy to commit credit fraud, a felony.
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Canady and his accomplice walked to their car but turned around and approached Davidson and her friend.
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As police arrived, O’Dell and his accomplice fled in a black Cadillac and led police on a high-speed chase through Woodstock and Marengo.
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Some criticise Mr Gottlieb, who once worked in the industry, for still being its accomplice.
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With rabies confirmed, parks north of the city remained closed as the search continued for a possible accomplice.
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accomplice Synonyms
Related Words
collaborationist, collaborator, informant, informer;
companion, comrade, crony, henchman, partner;
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ACCOMPLICE Defined for English Language Learners
ACCOMPLICE Defined for Kids
: a partner in wrongdoing
Law Dictionary
: 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
Origin and Etymology of accomplice
alteration (from incorrect division of a complice) of complice, from Middle French, associate, from Late Latin complic- complex partner, confederate
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