Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

particeps criminis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: par-ti-cep-s cri-m-i-nis
IPA

27

Scrabble Score

17

Letters

7

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An accomplice in crime; an accessory.

Example Sentences

"“I have heard too that he was particeps criminis in some road-agent work before he came here and attached himself to the courthouse.”"

Etymology

From Latin particeps + crīminis, literally “participant in the crime”.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: -

Inflected Forms

particepes criminis (plural) particepes criminum (plural, rare)

Questions

What does particeps criminis mean?: An accomplice in crime; an accessory.
Where does particeps criminis come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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