accomplices
n. countablen. people who help someone else commit a crime or do something wrong. You are an accomplice even if you do not do the main part of the crime yourself.
n. individuals who knowingly and voluntarily assist another in the commission of a crime or wrongdoing. Often used in legal contexts to describe those who provide aid or encouragement before or during an illegal act.
The police are looking for his accomplices.
The thief could not have entered the building without the help of two accomplices who worked as security guards.
While the mastermind planned the heist from afar, his accomplices were the ones who actually breached the vault and handled the stolen goods.
Frequently used in the plural to describe a group of collaborators; often takes the preposition 'to' when referring to a specific crime.
he was an accomplice of the murderhe was an accomplice to the murderWhen linking the person to the specific crime they helped with, the preposition 'to' is required rather than 'of'.