同案犯

tóng'ànfàn

noun #49,741

Measure Word

三名同案犯 míng

Meanings

1 accomplice
2 co-defendant in a criminal case

Characters

criminal; offender

Examples

警方还在追捕另外两名同案犯。

Jǐngfāng hái zài zhuībǔ lìngwài liǎng míng tóng'ànfàn.

Police are still pursuing two other accomplices.

他供出了所有的同案犯。

Tā gòng chū le suǒyǒu de tóng'ànfàn.

He named all of his co-defendants.

Tips

usage

Strict legal term — the people charged in the same case (同一案件). For a casual 'accomplice' in everyday talk use 同伙 (tónghuǒ).

Stroke Order

同 tóng

案 àn

犯 fàn