particeps criminis
[ pahr-tuh-seps krim-uh-nis ]
nounLaw.
an accomplice in a crime.
Origin of particeps criminis
1From Latin
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How to use particeps criminis in a sentence
I could not stand it, and I got up to go away, feeling extremely particeps criminis.
A Traveler from Altruria: Romance | William Dean HowellsI know of nothing which so numbs what I am pleased to term my faculties as to be particeps criminis in the rising of the sun.
The Christmas Kalends of Provence | Thomas A. JanvierTo assert this, would make our adorable Saviour particeps criminis.
A Defence of Virginia | Robert L. DabneyUraga and Roblez again go in advance, the former making further disclosure of his plans to his particeps criminis.
The Lone Ranche | Captain Mayne ReidThey never know exactly what to do about it, and so you print the interview with their approval, and make 'em particeps criminis.
A Modern Instance | William Dean Howells
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