accomplice
noun
ac·com·plice
ə-ˈkäm-pləs 
-ˈkəm-
-ˈkəm-
: one associated with another especially in wrongdoing
was convicted as an accomplice to murder
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
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Did the driver have accomplices? Police later identified the driver as Shamsud-Din Jabbar.
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Chris Boyette, CNN, 2 Mar. 2025
The attackers, one of whom stole $300 from the victim after his accomplice slashed him, fled the scene and are being sought.
—Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 27 Feb. 2025
An Iowa woman is accused of luring a man to her apartment, where accomplices laid in wait to rob him, but the scheme ended with the 25-year-old shot and killed, police say and news outlets report.
—Mitchell Willetts, Kansas City Star, 26 Feb. 2025
In November, the Angolan Criminal Investigation Service told the Angolan Press Agency that Shroyer was suspected to be behind the crime and that a payment of $50,000 was promised to the accomplices for carrying out the murder.
—Patrick Smith, NBC News, 26 Feb. 2025
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Chris Boyette, CNN, 2 Mar. 2025
The attackers, one of whom stole $300 from the victim after his accomplice slashed him, fled the scene and are being sought.
—Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 27 Feb. 2025
An Iowa woman is accused of luring a man to her apartment, where accomplices laid in wait to rob him, but the scheme ended with the 25-year-old shot and killed, police say and news outlets report.
—Mitchell Willetts, Kansas City Star, 26 Feb. 2025
In November, the Angolan Criminal Investigation Service told the Angolan Press Agency that Shroyer was suspected to be behind the crime and that a payment of $50,000 was promised to the accomplices for carrying out the murder.
—Patrick Smith, NBC News, 26 Feb. 2025
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“Accomplice.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/accomplice. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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accomplice
noun
ac·com·plice
ə-ˈkäm-pləs
-ˈkəm-
-ˈkəm-
: someone associated with another in wrongdoing
Legal Definition
accomplice
noun
ac·com·plice
ə-ˈkäm-pləs, -ˈkəm-
: 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
Etymology
alteration (from incorrect division of a complice) of complice, from Middle French, associate, from Late Latin complic- complex partner, confederate
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