accomplice

== English == === Etymology === First attested in 1550. From a complice, from Middle English complice, from Old French complice (“confederate”), from Latin complicāre (“fold together”). The article a became part of the word, through the influence of the word accomplish. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /əˈkɒm.plɪs/, /əˈkʌm.plɪs/ (US) IPA(key): /əˈkɑm.pləs/, /əˈkɑm.plɪs/ Hyphenation: ac‧com‧plice === Noun === accomplice (plural accomplices) (law) An associate in the commission of a crime; a participator in an offense, whether a principal or an accessory. (rare) A cooperator. ==== Usage notes ==== Followed by with or of before a person and by in or to (or sometimes of) before the crime; as, "A was an accomplice with B in the murder of C"; or, "D was an accomplice to murder". ==== Synonyms ==== abettor, accessory, assistant, associate, confederate, coadjutor, ally, promoter; see abettor. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References ===