Accomplice
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Legal Context
Used in legal scenarios to describe an active participant in a crime, not an innocent bystander. The driver was charged as an accomplice to the robbery.
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Strong Association
Implies a conscious decision to support illegal acts, highlighting moral responsibility. By hiding the evidence, she became an unwitting accomplice.
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Culpability
Suggests that the accomplice shares guilt for the primary person's crime. Although he didn't steal, as an accomplice, he was still guilty.