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accessary
(əkˈsɛsərɪ)n, pl -ries
(Law) law a less common spelling of accessory
acˈcessarily adv
acˈcessariness n
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| Noun | 1. |  accessary - someone who helps another person commit a crimeaccessory after the fact - a person who gives assistance or comfort to someone known to be a felon or known to be sought in connection with the commission of a felony accessory before the fact - a person who procures or advises or commands the commission of a felony but who is not present at its perpetration accessory during the fact - a person who witnesses a crime but does not try to prevent it criminal, crook, felon, malefactor, outlaw - someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime |
| Adj. | 1. | accessary - aiding and abetting in a crime; "he was charged with being accessory to the crime" supportive - furnishing support or assistance; "a supportive family network"; "his family was supportive of his attempts to be a writer" |
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