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Pronunciation : Ac*com"plice
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Ac- (perh. for the article a or for L. ad) + E. complice. See Complice.]
Definition : 1. A cooperator. [R.] Success unto our valiant general, And happiness to his accomplices! Shak.

2. (Law)

Defn: 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." Dryden.

Syn. -- Abettor; accessory; assistant; associate; confederate; coadjutor; ally; promoter. See Abettor.


Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913