ac·com·plice /əˈkɑmpləs, ˈkʌm-/
共犯,同謀
Ac·com·plice n.
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.”
Syn: -- Abettor; accessory; assistant; associate; confederate; coadjutor; ally; promoter. See Abettor.
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accomplice
n : a person who joins with another in carrying out some plan
(especially an unethical or illegal plan) [syn: confederate]