Accessory vs. Accomplice

Accessoryadjective

Having a secondary, supplementary or subordinate function by accompanying as a subordinate; aiding in a secondary way; being additional; being connected as an incident or subordinate to a principal; contributing or being contributory. Said of people and things, and, when of people, usually in a bad sense

Accessoryadjective

(legal) Assisting a crime without actually participating in committing the crime itself.

Accessoryadjective

Present in a minor amount, and not essential.

Accessorynoun

Something that belongs to part of another main thing; something additional and subordinate, an attachment.

Accessorynoun

(fashion) An article that completes one's basic outfit, such as a scarf or gloves.

Accessorynoun

(legal) A person who is not present at a crime, but contributes to it as an assistant or instigator.

Accessorynoun

(art) Something in a work of art without being indispensably necessary, for example solely ornamental parts.

Accessoryadjective

Accompanying as a subordinate; aiding in a secondary way; additional; connected as an incident or subordinate to a principal; contributing or contributory; said of persons and things, and, when of persons, usually in a bad sense; as, he was accessory to the riot; accessory sounds in music.

Accessorynoun

That which belongs to something else deemed the principal; something additional and subordinate.

Accessorynoun

Same as Accessary, n.

Accessorynoun

Anything that enters into a work of art without being indispensably necessary, as mere ornamental parts.

Accessorynoun

clothing that is worn or carried, but not part of your main clothing

Accessorynoun

a supplementary component that improves capability

Accessorynoun

someone who helps another person commit a crime

Accessoryadjective

relating to something that is added but is not essential;

Accomplicenoun

(legal) An associate in the commission of a crime; a participator in an offense, whether a principal or an accessory.

Accomplicenoun

(rare) A cooperator.

Accomplicenoun

A cooperator.

Accomplicenoun

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

Accomplicenoun

a person who joins with another in carrying out some plan (especially an unethical or illegal plan)

Accomplice

Under the English common law, an accomplice is a person who actively participates in the commission of a crime, even if they take no part in the actual criminal offense. For example, in a bank robbery, the person who points the gun at the teller and demands the money is guilty of armed robbery.