Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun One who participates in the commission of a crime without being the principal actor.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A partner or coöperator: not in a bad sense.
- noun More commonly An associate in a crime; a partner or partaker in guilt.
- noun Sometimes used with to before a thing.
- noun Synonyms Abetter, accessory (see the definitions of these words), coadjutor, assistant, ally, confederate, associate.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun rare A cooperator.
- noun (Law) An associate in the commission of a crime; a participator in an offense, whether a principal or an accessory.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun rare A
cooperator . - noun law An associate in the commission of a crime; a
participator in an offense, whether a principal or anaccessory .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a person who joins with another in carrying out some plan (especially an unethical or illegal plan)
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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What your really trying to accomplice is to scare others off that might be interested in finding out more about us.
Sound Politics: Mitt Romney for President: Part I, the Competition 2006
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I reckon anyone who can hide in a drawer without the aid of an accomplice is so ingenious they deserve not to be caught.
Shannon Matthews « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2008
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I believe that the Bush Administration failed to respond to serious threats against our nation, and are responsible in the way that an accomplice is guilty for the crimes he or she allowed to happen.
Think Progress » Breaking: Rove Meeting With Special Prosecutor About Leak Case 2006
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Some speculate that side kicks, two words, was a phrase derived from the outside pockets of an overcoat; in underworld slang, it referred to an accomplice.
The Right Word in the Right Place at the Right Time William Safire 2004
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Some speculate that side kicks, two words, was a phrase derived from the outside pockets of an overcoat; in underworld slang, it referred to an accomplice.
The Right Word in the Right Place at the Right Time William Safire 2004
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But the Digger becomes a far more sinister threat when his accomplice is killed in a freak accident while en route to the money drop.
The Devil's Teardrop: Summary and book reviews of The Devil's Teardrop by Jeffery Deaver. 1999
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If, therefore, the testimony of an accomplice is necessary, he should not be tried jointly with those against whom he is expected to testify.
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Your accomplice is a flaming skull with the ability to transform into anything from a shotgun to a motorbike.
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Your accomplice is a flaming skull with the ability to transform into anything from a shotgun to a motorbike.
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My accomplice is a woman and is far from the "kamikaze messenger" type, though she is accustomed to riding a bike with drop bars.
Archive 2009-06-01 BikeSnobNYC 2009
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