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-derivedVariant 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 wordsExample Sentences
- 1.
In older legal texts, the helper is called an accessary.