accomplice definition
(Definition of “accomplice” from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press) “accomplice” in American English See all translations a person who knowingly helps another in a crime or wrongdoing, often as a subordinate. Origin of accomplice. Accomplice definition, a person who knowingly helps another in a crime or wrongdoing, often as a subordinate. See more. Mr Cobbe said Halai could not have acted alone and told the jury that his accomplice had knocked on the door moments earlier because there was the outward appearance that the post office had closed for the day. Art can be an accomplice to the process of destroying Eden but is never the sole agent. But everything goes wrong right from the start with one accomplice running out the door, unable to go through with it. (Definition of “accomplice” from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) She might be an accomplice, but she must have had a principal—and who could that principal be? Tales And Novels, Volume 8 (of 10) Maria Edgeworth The cornet hesitated for a little, and then told his uncle the name of his accomplice. Henry Dunbar M. E. Braddon As he had said, the idea of having an accomplice relieved him. accomplice definition, meaning, what is accomplice: a person who helps someone else to commit a crime or to do something morally wrong. Learn more. 1. 1  a person who knowingly helps another in a crime or wrongdoing, often as a subordinate. 2  a person who helps another in committing a crime.
The definition of accomplice is a person who knowingly helps another in a crime or wrongdoing, often as a subordinate.