从犯 (cóng fàn) — accessory (to a crime), accomplice
Definition
A participant in a crime who is not the main person responsible. In legal usage it contrasts with 主犯 ('principal offender'), the leader of the crime.
noun
accessory (to a crime)accomplice
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 从犯。Tā shì zhè qǐ qiǎng jié àn de cóng fàn.He was an accessory in this robbery case.
- 从犯。Fǎ yuàn pàn tā cóng fàn zuì míng chéng lì.The court found him guilty as an accessory.
- 从犯。Zhǔ fàn hé cóng fàn dōu bèi dài bǔ le.Both the principal offender and the accessory were arrested.
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