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Accessary

/ækˈsɛs(ə)ɹi/

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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📖 Definitions of "Accessary"

noun

1
Someone who accedes to some act, now especially a crime; one who contributes as an assistant or instigator to the commission of an offense.

adjective

1
Accompanying as a subordinate; additional; accessory; especially, uniting in, or contributing to, a crime, but not as chief actor. See accessory.

🔄 Synonyms of "Accessary"

2 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
accessorynoun	Having a secondary, supplementary or subordinate function by accompanying as a subordinate; aiding in a secondary way; being additional; contributing or being contributory.
accomplicenoun	(law) An associate in the commission of a crime; a participator in an offense, whether a principal or an accessory.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Accessary"

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Word	Definition
accomplicenoun	(law) An associate in the commission of a crime; a participator in an offense, whether a principal or an accessory.
accessorynoun	Having a secondary, supplementary or subordinate function by accompanying as a subordinate; aiding in a secondary way; being additional; contributing or being contributory.
accessionernoun	One who accessions.
abetternoun	Alternative form of abettor [One that abets an offender; one that incites; instigates; encourages.]
assistornoun	Alternative form of assister. [One who assists; an assistant or helper.]
accessornoun	Someone or something that accesses.
accessoristnoun	One who wears accessories.
assistantnoun	A person who assists or helps someone else.
abettornoun	One that abets an offender; one that incites; instigates; encourages.
subsidiarynoun	A company owned by a parent company or a holding company, also called daughter company or sister company.
adjuvantnoun	(formal) Someone or (more commonly) something that assists, facilitates, or helps; an aid, an assistant, a helper.
assenternoun	One who assents.
acolytenoun	An attendant, assistant, or follower.
asstnoun	Abbreviation of assistant. [(obsolete) Someone who is present; a bystander, a witness.]
asst.noun	Abbreviation of assistant. [(obsolete) Someone who is present; a bystander, a witness.]
assisternoun	One who assists; an assistant or helper.
partakernoun	One who partakes of something.
additionistnoun	(rare) One who supports or implements a policy of adding something.
accusornoun	Alternative spelling of accuser. [One who accuses; one who brings a charge of crime or fault.]
associatornoun	A person who or thing that associates.