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accessary

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Accessary (noun) means (law) A person who helps or encourages someone else to commit a crime.

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(law) A person who helps or encourages someone else to commit a crime.
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Etymology

Accessary comes from Middle English accessarie, axcessary, excercary, from Medieval Latin accessārius.

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"accessary" (noun) means (law) A person who helps or encourages someone else to commit a crime.
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Other words for "accessary" include accessory.

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