1. a person who is involved with another in wrongdoing; an accomplice or associate in crime or mischief
Usage: archaic or literary; less common than 'accomplice'

Examples

• The detective discovered that the suspect had a complice in the theft.
• He was accused of being a complice in the fraud scheme.
• The two complices were arrested at the scene.
• She refused to name her complice to the authorities.
• The complice fled the country to avoid prosecution.