accessary vs accomplice

accessary

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

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

accomplice

noun
  • An associate in the commission of a crime; a participator in an offense, whether a principal or an accessory. 

  • A cooperator. 

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