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accomplice definition

ac·com·plice (ə käm′plis)

noun

a person who knowingly participates with another in an unlawful act; partner in crime

Etymology: < ME a complice (the article a is merged, infl. by accomplish) < OFr complice < LL complex: see complice

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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