accomplice (noun)
11accomplice — /əˈkʌmpləs / (say uh kumpluhs), / ˈkɒm / (say kom ) noun an associate in a crime; partner in wrongdoing. {earlier complice, from French, from Medieval Latin complex, complicis close associate, confederate; the phrase a complice became accomplice… …
12accomplice — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. accessory, abettor, confederate, associate, crony; partner, colleague, sidekick (inf.). See auxiliary. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. confederate, accessory, helper, partner in crime; see assistant ,… …
13accomplice — [ə kʌmplɪs, ə kɒm ] noun a person who helps another commit a crime. Origin C16: alt. of ME complice an associate , via OFr. from late L. complex, complic allied …
14accomplice — [əˈkʌmplɪs] noun [C] someone who helps another person to do something illegal …
15complicity — noun a) The state of being complicit; involvement as a partner or accomplice, especially in a crime or other wrongdoing. He drew up a placard, offering Twenty Pounds reward for the apprehension of Stephen Blackpool, suspected of complicity in the …
16badger game — noun Etymology: badger (III) : an extortion racket in which a man is lured by a woman into a compromising position and is then confronted with and blackmailed by the woman s accomplice posing as her husband or brother * * * an extortion scheme in …
17mind reader — noun 1. someone with the power of communicating thoughts directly • Syn: ↑telepathist, ↑thought reader, ↑mental telepathist • Derivationally related forms: ↑telepathy (for: ↑telepathist) …
18telepathist — noun 1. someone with the power of communicating thoughts directly • Syn: ↑thought reader, ↑mental telepathist, ↑mind reader • Derivationally related forms: ↑telepathy • Hypernyms: ↑communicator …
19thought-reader — noun 1. someone with the power of communicating thoughts directly • Syn: ↑telepathist, ↑mental telepathist, ↑mind reader • Derivationally related forms: ↑telepathy (for: ↑telepathist) …
20interrogation — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ police ▪ further ▪ coercive (esp. AmE) ▪ They have been subject to coercive interrogations without access to lawyers. ▪ lengthy …
