Definitions

1. noun

A person who helps another person to commit a crime, or who is involved in an activity that is not approved of.

“The police investigated the suspects and their accomplices in the robbery.”

2. noun

A person who is associated with or involved in a particular activity or movement.

“The activist was seen as a complice of the new social movement.”

3. verb

To cooperate or associate with someone in a way that is not approved of.

“The politician was accused of complicing the scandal by ignoring warnings from her staff.”