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accomplice — ac·com·plice /ə käm pləs, kəm / n [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… … Law dictionary
Accomplice — • A term generally employed to designate a partner in some form of evildoing Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Accomplice Accomplice … Catholic encyclopedia
accomplice witness — A person who is a witness to a crime and also charged as an accomplice to the same crime. Category: Small Claims Court & Lawsuits Nolo’s Plain English Law Dictionary. Gerald N. Hill, Kathleen Thompson Hill. 2009. accomplice witness … Law dictionary
Accomplice — Ac*com plice, n. [Ac (perh. for the article a or for L. ad) + E. complice. See {Complice}.] [1913 Webster] 1. A cooperator. [R.] [1913 Webster] Success unto our valiant general, And happiness to his accomplices! Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. (Law) An… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Accomplice (1946 film) — Accomplice is a 1946 black and white film. The film, from Producers Releasing Corporation (PRC), was shot in four days.Detective Simon Lash is hired by an old girlfriend to find her missing husband, but the subsequent investigation turns up more… … Wikipedia
accomplice in crime — index abettor, accessory, coactor, conspirer, copartner (coconspirator) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
accomplice — (n.) 1580s (earlier complice, late 15c.), from O.Fr. complice a confederate, from L.L. complicem (nom. complex) partner, confederate, from L. complicare fold together (see COMPLICATE (Cf. complicate)). With parasitic a on model of accomplish, etc … Etymology dictionary
accomplice — *confederate, accessory, abettor, conspirator … New Dictionary of Synonyms
accomplice — accomplice, accomplish The standard pronunciation of both words is now kum , not kom … Modern English usage
accomplice — [n] helper, especially in committing a crime abettor, accessory, aid, aide, ally, assistant, associate, co conspirator, collaborator, colleague, confederate, conspirator, insider, partner, plant*, stall*; concept 412 Ant. adversary, enemy,… … New thesaurus
accomplice — ► NOUN ▪ a person who helps another commit a crime. ORIGIN from Latin complex allied … English terms dictionary
