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Accomplice Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary

accomplice

ˈkɑːmpləs/

noun

plural

accomplices

accomplice

ˈkɑːmpləs/

noun

plural

accomplices

Britannica Dictionary definition of ACCOMPLICE

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a person who works with or helps someone who is doing something wrong or illegal

  • He was convicted as an accomplice to murder.

  • a murderer's accomplice

  • She was an unwitting accomplice to tax fraud. [=she didn't know that she was helping someone to commit tax fraud]