accomplice (noun)
121puffer — /ˈpʌfə/ (say pufuh) noun 1. someone or something that puffs. 2. Colloquial a device used by asthmatics to assist inhalation of medication; inhaler. 3. (plural puffer or puffers) any of various fishes of the family Tetraodontidae, capable of… …
122Queen's evidence — /kwinz ˈɛvədəns/ (say kweenz evuhduhns) noun 1. evidence given by an accomplice in a crime on behalf of the Crown against the other defendants. –phrase 2. turn Queen s evidence, to give such evidence. Also, (when the reigning monarch is a man),… …
123shill — /ʃɪl/ (say shil) noun Chiefly US Colloquial 1. the accomplice of a confidence trickster who poses as a buyer, willing participant, etc., in order to encourage others. 2. a person who adopts a pose in order to dupe others. {? abbreviation of… …
124witness — verb To subscribe one s name to a deed, will, or other document, for the purpose of attesting its authenticity, and proving its execution, if required, by bearing witness thereto. See also affirmation attest jurat verification noun …
125confederate — ► ADJECTIVE 1) joined by an agreement or treaty. 2) (Confederate) denoting the southern states which separated from the US in 1860 1. ► NOUN ▪ an accomplice or fellow worker. ► VERB (usu. confederated) ▪ bring into an alliance …
126cohort — [15] Etymologically, cohort is an ‘enclosed yard’. It comes via Old French cohorte from Latin cohors, a compound noun formed from the prefix com ‘with’ and an element hortwhich also appears in Latin hortus ‘garden’ (source of English… …
127complice — ˈkämplə̇s, ˈkəm noun ( s) Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Late Latin complic , complex partner, confederate, from Latin com + Late Latin plic , plex (akin to Latin plicare to fold) …
128socius criminis — ˈkrimənə̇s noun Etymology: Late Latin : an associate or accomplice in crime : accessory …
