Meaning of 'accomplice'

[Darius]

English Language Proficiency Tests, Advanced Level

ESL/EFL Test #89 "Verbal Learning", question 2

The police not only arrested the leader of the gang but also the ......... who had helped him.

(a) acolytes
(b) attackers
(c) accomplices
(d) associates

English Language Proficiency Tests, Advanced Level

ESL/EFL Test #89 "Verbal Learning", answer 2

The police not only arrested the leader of the gang but also the accomplices who had helped him.

Correct answer: (c) accomplices
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Darius

[Alan]

An accomplice is someone who helps another person usually in conncetion with a crime.

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