accessary

accessary
I. a.
Accessory, assisting, aiding, abetting, helping, subsidiary, ancillary, auxiliary, additional, additive, supplemental, supplementary, subordinate, of detail, of minor importance, concerning minutiae.
II. n.
1.
Confederate, accomplice, abettor, accessory, assistant, helper, coadjutor, associate (in a crime), particeps criminis, socius criminis.
2.
Accessory, detail, minor particular, minor part, subordinate element, subsidiary, accompaniment, attendant, concomitant, supporting member, minutia.

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  • Accessary — Ac*ces sa*ry (277), n.; pl. {Accessaries}. [Cf. {Accessory} and LL. accessarius.] (Law) One who, not being present, contributes as an assistant or instigator to the commission of an offense. [1913 Webster] {Accessary before the fact} (Law), one… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Accessary — Ac*ces sa*ry (#; 277), a. Accompanying, as a subordinate; additional; accessory; esp., uniting in, or contributing to, a crime, but not as chief actor. See {Accessory}. [1913 Webster] To both their deaths thou shalt be accessary. Shak. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • accessary — var of accessory Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …   Law dictionary

  • accessary — accessary, accessory These two words come by different routes from the same Latin source of our word accede. In AmE, accessory is dominant both as a noun and as an adjective, and it has fast become so now in BrE, although accessary is still used… …   Modern English usage

  • accessary — [ak ses′ər ē, əkses′ər ē] adj., n. pl. accessaries ACCESSORY …   English World dictionary

  • Accessary after the fact — Accessary Ac*ces sa*ry (277), n.; pl. {Accessaries}. [Cf. {Accessory} and LL. accessarius.] (Law) One who, not being present, contributes as an assistant or instigator to the commission of an offense. [1913 Webster] {Accessary before the fact}… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Accessary before the fact — Accessary Ac*ces sa*ry (277), n.; pl. {Accessaries}. [Cf. {Accessory} and LL. accessarius.] (Law) One who, not being present, contributes as an assistant or instigator to the commission of an offense. [1913 Webster] {Accessary before the fact}… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • accessary vs accessory —   Accessary is a noun, usually used in British criminal law, which describes someone who helps another person commit a crime.   For example: He was charged as an accessary to murder..   Accessory is a noun, used to describe something that can be… …   English dictionary of common mistakes and confusing words

  • accessary vs accessory —   Accessary is a noun, usually used in British criminal law, which describes someone who helps another person commit a crime.   For example: He was charged as an accessary to murder..   Accessory is a noun, used to describe something that can be… …   English dictionary of common mistakes and confusing words

  • accessary before — ● access …   Useful english dictionary

  • Accessary after the fact — Fact Fact (f[a^]kt), n. [L. factum, fr. facere to make or do. Cf. {Feat}, {Affair}, {Benefit}, {Defect}, {Fashion}, and { fy}.] 1. A doing, making, or preparing. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] A project for the fact and vending Of a new kind of fucus,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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