accessary

accessary [əkˈsɛsərɪ]

n pl -ries

adj

(Law) Law a less common spelling of accessory

accessarily  adv

accessariness  n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	accessary - someone who helps another person commit a crime accessory abetter, abettor - one who helps or encourages or incites another accessory after the fact - 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 accessory before the fact - a person who procures or advises or commands the commission of a felony but who is not present at its perpetration accessory during the fact - a person who witnesses a crime but does not try to prevent it collaborator, henchman, partner in crime, confederate - someone who assists in a plot criminal, crook, felon, malefactor, outlaw - someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime
Adj.	1.	accessary - aiding and abetting in a crime; "he was charged with being accessory to the crime" accessory supportive - furnishing support or assistance; "a supportive family network"; "his family was supportive of his attempts to be a writer"