Particeps
Dictionary of Terms and Phrases Used in American or English Jurisprudence · Benjamin Vaughan Abbott · 1879
Dictionary of Terms and Phrases Used in American or English Jurisprudence
A part taker; a sharer. In old English law, it signified a part owner; but is disused in this sense.
Particeps criminis
A participator in the crime; an accomplice. The term is applied not only to parties to crimes, but also to parties to contracts or to tortious transactions, as in cases of fraud.