accomplice
noun
Pronunciation: əˈkɒmplɪs
Definition
A person who helps another commit a crime or do something wrong.
Examples
The police arrested the main suspect and his accomplice shortly after the robbery.
She was charged as an accomplice for helping her brother hide the stolen jewelry.
Without an accomplice, the thief would have been unable to carry the heavy safe out of the building.
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