Accomplice – A person or associate who helps another commit a crime
(Pronounced ah-kum-pliss)
To remember the definition of the word accomplice, use the following mnemonic:
Accompany me to the police (accomplice) station – the dog as well, because she helped commit the crime.
Examples of accomplice in a sentence
He had an accomplice, it was his friend.
The police interviewed her for hours because they knew, based on all the evidence, that she didn't do it alone – she had an accomplice.
"I don't want to do this any more" screamed the accomplice, but unfortunately he was in too deep.