Accessary (Noun)
Meaning
Someone who helps another person commit a crime.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- The defendant was convicted as an accessory to the murder for driving the getaway car and hiding evidence.
- He was found guilty as an accessory to the burglary for providing the stolen keys to the main perpetrator.
- She was charged as an accessory to the arson for purchasing the matches and lighter fluid used to set the fire.
- The police considered the woman who loaned her phone to the killer to be an accessory to the crime for facilitating the conspiracy.
- He was tried and convicted as an accessory to the theft for hiding the stolen goods in his attic and refusing to disclose their whereabouts to authorities.