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accomplice

noun as in helper, especially in committing a crime

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His alleged accomplice told police that Quintero wanted to zip-tie Franco’s family before robbing him as payback for a drug deal gone wrong.

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In 1869 he and an accomplice attempted to corner the gold market, sending prices soaring.

“Potential witnesses, suspects, or accomplices could be on the other side of the world,” Allen said.

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DiCaprio stars as Bob, a paranoid ex-revolutionary living off-grid, who reunites with former accomplices as he's forced to confront an old nemesis after his daughter goes missing.

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Officials are still examining whether “anyone was involved as an accomplice.”

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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