Accessary1. (a.) Accompanying, as a subordinate; additional; accessory; esp., uniting in, or contributing to, a crime, but not as chief actor. See Accessory.
2. (n.) One who, not being present, contributes as an assistant or instigator to the commission of an offense.
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