ACCESSORY

Accessory

An accessory is a person who assists in the commission of a crime, but who does not actually participate in the commission of the crime as a joint principal. The distinction between an accessory and a principal is a question of fact and degree:

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accessory

Noun

  1. That which belongs to something else deemed the principal; something additional and subordinate, an attachment.
    the accessories of a mobile phone
  2. An article that completes one's basic outfit, such as a scarf or gloves.
  3. One who, not being present, contributes as an assistant or instigator to the commission of an offense; One who assists after the commission of a crime, but was not present.
  4. Anything that enters into a work of art without being indispensably necessary, as mere ornamental parts.

Adjective

  1. Having a secondary, supplementary or subordinate function by accompanying as a subordinate; aiding in a secondary way; being additional; being connected as an incident or subordinate to a principal; contributing or being contributory. Said of persons and things, and, when of persons, usually in a bad sense; as, he was accessory to the riot; accessory sounds in music.
  2. Assisting a crime without actually participating in committing the crime itself.
  3. Present in a minor amount, and not essential.


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