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accessary

Accessary (noun) means someone who accedes to some act, now especially a crime; one who contributes as an assistant or instigator to the commission of an offense.

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Someone who accedes to some act, now especially a crime; one who contributes as an assistant or instigator to the commission of an offense.
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Etymology

From Middle English accessarie, axcessary, excercary, from Medieval Latin accessārius.

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"accessary" (noun) means someone who accedes to some act, now especially a crime; one who contributes as an assistant or instigator to the commission of an offense.

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