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accessary

UK/әk'sesәri/US
B1

Definitions

n.

A person who assists in a crime (variant spelling of accessory in legal use)

从犯,同谋(accessory 在法律语境的异体拼写)

Root Breakdown

Root-derived
ac-to, toward
+
cessgo, yield, move
+
-aryrelating to, connected with
=accessary

Variant spelling of accessory in its legal sense (a crime-helper). Same root: ac- (toward) + cess (go). Rare today — accessory covers both senses.

Root ced still carries 90 more words

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    In older legal texts, the helper is called an accessary.

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