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It's called an accomplice, or a co-conspirator.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 14y agoAn accomplice is someone who helps a criminal.
They could also be an abetter as in "to aid and abet a crime"
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∙ 13y agoAn accomplice, or depending on the level of their involvement with the crime, possibly an accessory.
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∙ 12y agoOne term used to call someone who assists in a crime is a partner in crime
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What term is someone who helps another person commit a crime?
An accomplice. and in some cases the authorities have termed a person a broker when they introduces a party to another party with a belief that the newly associated parties may together commit a crime.
What do you call it when a person helps or encorages another person in committing a crime or illegal action?
When someone encourages or helps another person to commit an illegal act or crime, it is called "aiding and abetting." And, yes, you can be prosecuted for it.
What percentage of criminals let out of jail commit another crime?
The answer is about 90-100% of criminals commit another crime
What is conspiricy after the fact?
when someone else commits a crime and someone else helps them afterward. Even though this person didn't commit the crime, they can still be charged.
How do people feel when they commit crimes?
A lot of factors determine how someone feels when they commit a crime: the psychological make up of the person, the type of crime, why the crime was committed, etc. If a person steals food because his family is hungry and there is no money to buy food, the person might feel justified in doing it. If a person kills another person, they may feel deeply sorry and regretful. If the person has severe mental issues, the person may not feel anything if he or she kills a person. A person who is deeply psychologically troubled might even feel satisfaction from killing someone or committing a crime. It just depends on the individual and other factors how someone feels when a person commits a crime.
What is a person who sets someone up by giving the weapon to commit a crime?
That person would be an accessory to the crime. If the crime was planned by that person in addition to supplying the gun, then it would be conspiracy to commit the crime.Added: An Accesory Before The Fact. A person who procures or advises or commands the commission of a felony but who is not present at its perpetration
What would you call one who is involved in a crime?
It depends on whether they think the person is part of the crime as well. If they do, then the person is called an accomplice... someone who helped the suspect commit the crime. If not, then the person is just an associate... someone who knows the suspect and might be able to identify where he or she is.
Is it a crime to try to pay someone to cause bodily harm to someone else?
Yes. Depending on the specifics and the state, it could be a variety of crimes. For instance, "solicitation", which basically means to ask or induce another person to commit a crime. It might also be conspiracy to commit battery. And, accomplice liability might mean that the person who paid the other person was liable as a principal--that is, guilty of battery himself.
Why is cannibalism the worst crime to commit?
The worst crime to commit is Cannibalism.Eating another human is being Inhumane.
Is it illegal to give someone the idea and knowledge of how to carry out a crime?
Yes, you become complicit in a crime if you give a person the knowledge, tools, or skills necessary to commit a crime that the other person may not had or known.
What does accomplice mean?
An accomplice is somebody who joins in with an activity of another person. Usually an accomplice is somebody that has helped a person commit a crime.
Can a person blame you for a crime that you did not commit?
Yes
