His only accomplice was one who could never give him away, and the grotesque, inconceivable nature of the device only served to make it more effective.
Arthur Conan Doyle, The Hound of Baskervilles
He might claim the property from South America, establish his identity before the British authorities there and so obtain the fortune without ever coming to England at all, or he might adopt an elaborate disguise during the short time that he need be in London; or, again, he might furnish an accomplice with the proofs and papers, putting him in as heir, and retaining a claim upon some proportion of his income.
Arthur Conan Doyle, The Hound of Baskervilles
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Merriam-Webster
— one associated with another especially in wrongdoing
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Macmillan
— someone who helps another person to do something illegal or wrong
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Other Word Forms
accomplices
Usage
2 uses of ‘accomplice’ in The Hound of the Baskervilles, by Arthur Conan Doyle