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ac·com·plice 
[uh-kom-plis] Pronunciation Key
[uh-kom-plis] Pronunciation Key –noun
| a person who knowingly helps another in a crime or wrongdoing, often as a subordinate. |
[Origin: 1475–85; a(c) of unclear orig. + late ME complice < MF < ML complici- (s. of complex) partner; see complex]
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| ac·com·plice
(ə-kŏm'plĭs) Pronunciation Key
n. An associate in wrongdoing, especially one who aids or abets another in a criminal act, either as a principal or an accessory. [Alteration of complice.] |
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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
accomplice
accomplice
1485, from O.Fr. complice "a confederate," with a parasitic a- on model of accomplish, etc., or assimilation of indefinite article in phrase a complice, from L.L. complicem, acc. of complex "partner, confederate," from L. complicare "fold together" (see complicate).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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| accomplice | |
noun | |
| a person who joins with another in carrying out some plan (especially an unethical or illegal plan) |
WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law - Cite This Source - Share This
Main Entry: ac·com·plice
Pronunciation: &-'käm-pl&s, -'k&m-
Function: noun
Etymology: alteration (from incorrect division of a complice) of complice, from Middle French, associate, from Late Latin complic- complex partner, confederate
: 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 soaccomplice of the burglar> accomplice in a robbery>
Main Entry: ac·com·plice
Pronunciation: &-'käm-pl&s, -'k&m-
Function: noun
Etymology: alteration (from incorrect division of a complice) of complice, from Middle French, associate, from Late Latin complic- complex partner, confederate
: 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
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Accomplice
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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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