Meaning & use
Coconspirator
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A person who conspires or plots together with another, especially in a crime.
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Prosecutors named three coconspirators in the fraud indictment.
He testified against his former coconspirator in exchange for a lighter sentence.
A note on using this word
Often hyphenated as 'co-conspirator'; frequently appears in criminal law and news coverage of conspiracy charges.
Words with a similar meaning
accompliceco-conspirator
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