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Synonyms for accomplice

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Synonyms for accomplice

one who assists a lawbreaker in a wrongful or criminal act

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Synonyms for accomplice

a person who joins with another in carrying out some plan (especially an unethical or illegal plan)

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Still, they are held as accomplices, and rightly so.
The decision by the top court's First Petty Bench means the death sentence stands for Yoshihide Takahashi, 57, who had three accomplices.
The flight's captain said the hijacker entered the cockpit and said there were three accomplices in the cabin ready to detonate explosives if orders were not followed, leading to the diversion of the Oct.
(34) Fuller, who had already been convicted and sentenced to fifty years, was prepared to testify to corroborate Washington's version of events, but the trial judge, applying two Texas statutes which prohibited persons charged as principals, accomplices, or accessories in the same crime from testifying as witnesses for each other, precluded Fuller's testimony.
Police spokesman said on Tuesday that Iftikhar and his accomplices abducted a woman, the wife of Amin, along with her two kids in Madina Park, Raza Abad area.
However, the police claimed that the suspect, who was the alleged ringleader of robbers and also involved in incidents of terrorism, was shot dead by his own accomplices.
ISLAMABAD -- An Additional District and Sessions Judge on Monday awarded life imprisonment along with Rs 0.5 million fine to an accused involved in a murder case whereas two accomplices were released giving the benefit of doubt.
According to police, Rehana Bibi (13), daughter of Hassan, was allegedly abducted by Akram and his three accomplices. The DPO directed the police to recover the girl and take stern action against the suspects.
Summary: Ghaziabad (Uttar Pradesh) [India], June 26 (ANI): A CCTV footage recorded four security guards being thrashed by a single assailant along with a dozen accomplices in Ghaziabad.
KARACHI -- A high-profile prisoner who was under medical treatment in the orthopaedic ward at Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre made his escape good with the help of his accomplices on Saturday.
KARACHI -- A robber was injured in firing by his accomplices in Ayub Goth area of the city on Tuesday.
ISLAMABAD:An Additional District and Sessions Judge Monday awarded life imprisonment along with Rs5 lakh fine to an accused involved in a murder case whereas his three accomplices were released giving them benefit of doubt.
Summary: Two accomplices managed to escape from the scene during one of the raids, and investigations are ongoing
The ruling stated that Lampano and two unidentified accomplices planned to kidnap the student in the area on Jan.
BANNU: A suspected terrorist was killed while his accomplices managed to escape after an exchange of fire with the security forces hereon Sunday.