accessory

Examples

• All

• Now they told me I was an accessory.

  Dog Day Afternoon (1975)

• So tell me, did you really think I'd let you turn me into an accessory to murder?

  Broken City (2013)

• The least I can do is not make him an accessory any more than he already is.

  Fiction book (1991)

• And besides, it would make me an accessory.

  Strangers on a Train (1951)

• Both men were found guilty of the crime, with Lloyd being convicted as an accessory before the fact.

  Academic text (2011)

• If you know where he is, you're an accessory after the fact.

  Blacklight (2022)

• Instead of participating in a robbery, they were all suddenly accessories to a murder.

  Fiction book (1999)

• A warrant for your arrest as an accessory to treason ..

  Hitler's Children (1943)

• The principle of criminal law in every civilized society has this in common: Any person who sways another to commit murder, any person who furnishes the lethal weapon for the purpose of the crime, any person who is an accessory to the crime is guilty.

  Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)

• The police arrested him for being an accessory to theft after he helped his friend steal the car.

Synonyms

A

accomplice

vsaccessory

172 6.7

Person who helps another person commit a crime

is a helper who does not directly take part in the wrongdoing

C

collaborator

vsaccessory

• Offensive

3 5.6

A person who helps someone secretly, often in a crime

is focused on helping a crime without physically joining the act

A

aider

vsaccessory

• Formal

1 9.3

A person who helps another person commit a crime, for example by giving a getaway car

is a helper who aids without directly taking part in the crime

A

accessory before the fact

vsaccessory

• Specialized

1 8.9

A person who helps plan a crime but is not there when it happens

is a helper who acts without directly taking part in the crime

A

abetter

vsaccessory

1 9.8

A person who helps someone else commit a crime

is a helper who may help without actively urging or inciting others

A

accessary

vsaccessory

• Archaic

9.4

A person who helps someone avoid arrest after they commit a crime

is a helper who does not directly take part in the crime

Antonyms

P

principal

481 3.6

A main person in an activity who has control or responsibility

Compounds

A

accessory after the fact

• Specialized

7 8.4

A person who helps or hides someone after they commit a serious crime

A

accessory before the fact

• Specialized

1 8.9

A person who helps plan a crime but is not there when it happens

C

computer accessory

1 3.1

A device you add to a computer to make it work better or be easier to use

A

accessory nerve

• Specialized

1 7.7

A nerve that controls some neck and shoulder muscles

S

spinal accessory

• Specialized

1 7.9

A nerve that controls some muscles in the neck and shoulder

A

accessory fruit

• Specialized

8.4

A fruit whose flesh comes from flower parts, like an apple or strawberry

A

accessory hemiazygos vein

• Specialized

9.8

A left chest vein that carries blood from the upper back between the ribs to the azygos vein

A

accessory cephalic vein

• Specialized

7.0

A small vein on the outer side of the forearm that joins a larger vein near the elbow

A

accessory hemiazygous vein

• Specialized

9.9

A chest vein that takes blood from upper left rib spaces and drains into the azygos vein

A

accessory vertebral vein

• Specialized

9.2

A small neck vein that runs beside the vertebral vein and drains into a large chest vein

A

auto accessory

3.7

An item added to a car to improve its look, comfort and function

M

mink accessory

7.9

A fashion item made from mink fur, like a wrap or hat

How Involved

principal

481 3.6

accomplice

172 6.7

accessory

• Specialized

59 7.7

accessory after the fact

• Specialized

7 8.4

bystander

84 3.4

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology