accessary+or+accessory
21accessory — {{11}}accessory (adj.) 1550s, subordinate, from L.L. accessorius, from accessor, agent noun from accedere (see ACCESS (Cf. access) (n.)). Meaning aiding in crime is from c.1600. {{12}}accessory (n.) also accessary, early 15c. as a legal term in… …
22accessary — I. a. Accessory, assisting, aiding, abetting, helping, subsidiary, ancillary, auxiliary, additional, additive, supplemental, supplementary, subordinate, of detail, of minor importance, concerning minutiae. II. n. 1. Confederate, accomplice,… …
23accessory after the fact — noun a person who gives assistance or comfort to someone known to be a felon or known to be sought in connection with the commission of a felony • Hypernyms: ↑accessory, ↑accessary * * * noun see accessory I …
24accessary — 1. noun Someone who accedes to some act, now especially a crime; one who contributes as an assistant or instigator to the commission of an offense. 2. adjective Accompanying as a subordinate; additional; accessory; especially, uniting in, or… …
25accessory — n. & adj. (also accessary) n. (pl. ies) 1 an additional or extra thing. 2 (usu. in pl.) a a small attachment or fitting. b a small item of (esp. a woman s) dress (e.g. shoes, gloves, handbag). 3 (often foll. by to) a person who helps in or knows… …
26accessory during the fact — noun a person who witnesses a crime but does not try to prevent it • Hypernyms: ↑accessory, ↑accessary …
27accessary — noun see accessory I …
28accessary — accessarily, adv. accessariness, n. /ak ses euh ree/, n., pl. accessaries, adj. Chiefly Law. accessory (defs. 3, 6). * * * …
29accessory after the fact — noun A person who assists or protects someone wanted by the police in connection with a crime. ...some of that atrocious wickedness in Jones, ... might perhaps be derived from the encouragement he had received from this fellow, who ... had been… …
30accessory — Synonyms and related words: a party to, abettor, accessary, accession, accessories, accident, accidental, accompaniment, accompanying, accomplice, accomplice in crime, accretion, addenda, addendum, additament, addition, additional, additive,… …
