单词 | particeps criminis |
释义 | particeps criminisn. Law. An accomplice or partner in crime; an accessory. Also in extended use. ΘΚΠ society > law > rule of law > lawlessness > [noun] > crime > a criminal or law-breaker > one who assists fellowa1382 accessory1414 accessary1451 confederate1495 confederator1536 snapperc1555 complice1581 accomplice?1589 assistor1601 socius criminis1602 fedariea1616 complier1619 particeps criminisa1634 correspondent1639 complicate1662 capper1753 palc1770 partner in crime1831 sidekick1893 side-kicker1894 ram1941 a1634 E. Coke Institutes (1644) III. lxiv. 138 All agree, that procurors of such treason to be done before the fact done, if after the fact be done accordingly, in case of treason, are principals, for that they are participes criminis in the very act of counterfeiting. 1702 J. Howe Living Temple (new ed.) II. vi. §2. 239 How would it be resented, if an affront put upon a nobleman, should be committed to the judgment of smiths and coblers, especially if they were participes criminis, and as well parties, as judges? 1738 Visct. Bolingbroke Idea of Patriot King x. 85 When the Prince and the Ministers are participes criminis, when every thing is to be defended, lest something should come out..there is indeed no help. 1841 L. Shelford Law Marriage & Divorce v. 412 A particeps criminis is a competent witness to prove the fact of adultery. 1857 A. Trollope Barchester Towers II. ix. 166 He immediately condemned the person to whom the letter was written, as though she were necessarily a particeps criminis. 1941 South Western Reporter 146 495/1 Although their knowledge may have been only constructive they are particeps criminis in the collection and retention of usurious interest. 1989 Internat. Organization 43 315 By harming the offender, we will have avoided becoming particeps criminis. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1634 |
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