Definition of accessary Accessary

ac•ces•sa•ry

We found 7 definitions of accessary from 5 different sources.

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What does accessary mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Adjective

accessary - aiding and abetting in a crime; "he was charged with being accessory to the crime"
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • accessary (a.)
    Accompanying, as a subordinate; additional; accessory; esp., uniting in, or contributing to, a crime, but not as chief actor. See Accessory.
  • accessary (n.)
    One who, not being present, contributes as an assistant or instigator to the commission of an offense.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • accessary
    ak-ses′ar-i, or ak′ses-ar-i. Same as Accessory. Accessary is now the usual spelling of both the adjective and the noun in their legal sense

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