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com·plice

(kŏm′plĭs)

n. Archaic

An associate or accomplice, especially in crime.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Late Latin complex, complic-, one closely connected with : Latin com-, com- + Latin plicāre, to fold; see plek- in Indo-European roots.]

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complice

(ˈkɒmplɪs; ˈkʌm-)

obsolete an associate or accomplice

[C15: from Old French, from Late Latin complex partner, associate, from Latin complicāre to fold together; see complicate]

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com•plice

(ˈkɒm plɪs)

n. Archaic.

an accomplice or associate.

[1425–75; late Middle English < Middle French < Late Latin complice-, oblique s. of complex confederate (formation modeled on simplex simplex) =com- com- + -plex -fold]

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"Ay, ay, he's a 'complice you can't send out o' the country," said Mr.

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"I don't wish to be too hard on these two men, but I think they're frauds, and they may have complices that we don't know nothing about.

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Le tribunal criminel de premiUuA re instance d'Oran a prononcUu[c], tard dans la soirUu[c]e de mercredi, la peine capitale Uu l'encontre de K.A (18 ans), reconnu coupable d'attentat Uu la pudeur, suivi du meurtre de la petite Zahaf Selsabil, UuAogUu[c]e de 08 ans, le 18 aoUu[beaucoup plus grand que]t dernier, ainsi qu'Uu l'encontre de son complice, C.M, au grand soulagement des parents de la victimes et du public, nombreux dans la salle et Uu l'extUu[c]rieur du palais de justice.

Oran: La peine de mort pour le meurtrier de Selsabil et son complice

Asi, los aspectos mas teoricos se desarrollan en las dos primeras, pero el ultimo puerto deviene mas intimo y crepuscular, tambien se envuelve de cierto sesgo mistico, como desvela el siguiente extracto: "Permaneci un buen rato apoyado en la roca, a la vez atento y absorto, a punto de sonreir, y, de pronto, el complice, la complice, se hizo tan real como el paisaje, y me senti vagamente feliz.