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accomplice

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ac·com·plice  (-kmpls)
n.
An associate in wrongdoing, especially one who aids or abets another in a criminal act, either as a principal or an accessory.

[Alteration of complice.]

accomplice
Noun
a person who helps someone else commit a crime [Late Latin complex partner]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.accompliceaccomplice - a person who joins with another in carrying out some plan (especially an unethical or illegal plan)
assistant, helper, help, supporter - a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose; "my invaluable assistant"; "they hired additional help to finish the work"
decoy, steerer - a beguiler who leads someone into danger (usually as part of a plot)

accomplice
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Spanish accomplice [əˈkʌmplɪs] ncómplice m/f
French accomplice [əˈkʌmplɪs] ncomplice m/f
German accomplice [əˈkʌmplɪs] nKomplize m, Komplizin f
Italian accomplice [əˈkʌmplɪs] ncomplice m/f

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And the accomplice of your guilt, Lady Arabella March, came for the same purpose.
You may depend on my never making the general Sense of Propriety my enemy again: I am getting knowledge enough of the world to make it my accomplice next time.
Yes, and one hand, which will always be mine--the hand of my accomplice.
 
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