1. Aiding and abetting in a crime
   "he was charged with being accessary to the crime";
   - accessory

1. Someone who helps another person commit a crime
   "The getaway driver was charged as an accessary to the robbery";
   - accessory

Derived forms: accessaries

See also: supportive

Type of: crim [Brit, informal], criminal, crook [informal], felon, malefactor [formal], outlaw

Encyclopedia: Accessary