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accessary - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'accessary' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Accessary [ a.]
- Accompanying, as a subordinate; additional; accessory; esp., uniting in, or contributing to, a crime, but not as chief actor. See Accessory.
2 . Accessary [ n.]
- One who, not being present, contributes as an assistant or instigator to the commission of an offense.

Meaning of 'accessary' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . accessary [ s]
Meaning (1):
- aiding and abetting in a crime
Example in sentence:
  • he was charged with being accessory to the crime