Meaning of ACCOMPLICE
| Pronunciation: | | u'kâmplis
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| | Definition: | | [n] a person who joins with another in carrying out some plan (especially an unethical or illegal plan) |
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| | Synonyms: | | confederate |
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| | See Also: | | assistant, decoy, help, helper, steerer, supporter | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Ac*com"plice\, n. [Ac- (perh. for the article a or
for L. ad) + E. complice. See {Complice}.]
1. A cooperator. [R.]
Success unto our valiant general, And happiness to
his accomplices! --Shak.
2. (Law) An associate in the commission of a crime; a
participator in an offense, whether a principal or an
accessory. ``And thou, the cursed accomplice of his
treason.'' --Johnson.
Note: It is followed by with or of before a person and by in
(or sometimes of) before the crime; as, A was an
accomplice with B in the murder of C. Dryden uses it
with to before a thing. ``Suspected for accomplice to
the fire.'' --Dryden.
Syn: Abettor; accessory; assistant; associate; confederate;
coadjutor; ally; promoter. See {Abettor}.
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| | Definition: | | 1. A partner in a crime. 2. A person who knowingly and voluntarily participates with another in a criminal activity. |
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| | Related Terms: | | a party to, abettor, accessary, accessory, accomplice in crime, ally, assistant, associate, coconspirator, cohort, collaborator, colleague, confederate, conspirator, copartner, cotenant, fellow, fellow conspirator, henchman, partaker, participant, participator, partner, party, shareholder, sharer, socius criminis |
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