Meaning

  1. An associate in the commission of a crime; a participator in an offense, whether a principal or an accessory.
  2. (rare) A cooperator.

Frequency

C1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/əˈkɒm.plɪs/
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.

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