accessory in Portuguese

Having a secondary, supplementary or subordinate function by accompanying as a subordinate; aiding in a secondary way; being additional; contributing or being contributory. [from 1550s]

(legal) Assisting a crime without actually participating in committing the crime itself; being connected as an incident or subordinate to a principal.

Something that belongs to part of another main thing; something additional and subordinate, an attachment.

(legal) A person who is not present at a crime, but contributes to it as an assistant or instigator. [from 1414]