accessory

noun (CRIMINAL)

/əkˈses.ər.i/

/-ɚ-/

Definition

› [C] someone who helps another person to commit a crime but does not take part in it: an accessory to murderHelpers and accomplicesPeople who help or serve people professionallyCriminals - general words accessory after the fact legal › someone who helps someone after they have committed a crime, for example by hiding them from the policeHelpers and accomplicesPeople who help or serve people professionallyCriminals - general words accessory before the fact legal › someone who helps in the preparation of a crimeHelpers and accomplicesPeople who help or serve people professionallyCriminals - general words

(Definition of accessory noun (CRIMINAL) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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