Associations to the word «Accessary»

Wiktionary

ACCESSARY, noun. (legal) Someone who accedes to some act, now especially a crime; one who contributes as an assistant or instigator to the commission of an offense.
ACCESSARY, adjective. (legal) Accompanying as a subordinate; additional; accessory; especially, uniting in, or contributing to, a crime, but not as chief actor. See accessory.
ACCESSARY AFTER THE FACT, noun. Alternative spelling of accessory after the fact
ACCESSARY BEFORE THE FACT, noun. Alternative spelling of accessory before the fact

Dictionary definition

ACCESSARY, noun. Someone who helps another person commit a crime.
ACCESSARY, adjective. Aiding and abetting in a crime; "he was charged with being accessory to the crime".

Wise words

To use the same words is not a sufficient guarantee of understanding; one must use the same words for the same genus of inward experience; ultimately one must have one's experiences in common.
Friedrich Nietzsche