accessary
21accessary — See accessory …
22accessary — See accessory …
23accessary — Same as accessory …
24accessary — var. of ACCESSORY …
25accessary after the fact — (Law) a person who after an offense assists or shelters the transgressor; one not present at the action of the offense …
26accessary before the fact — (Law) one who counsels an offense but is not present at its commission …
27accessary's liability — legal responsibility for aiding in the execution of a violation of the law …
28Accessaries — Accessary Ac*ces sa*ry (277), n.; pl. {Accessaries}. [Cf. {Accessory} and LL. accessarius.] (Law) One who, not being present, contributes as an assistant or instigator to the commission of an offense. [1913 Webster] {Accessary before the fact}… …
29accessory — accessary, accessory These two words come by different routes from the same Latin source of our word accede. In AmE, accessory is dominant both as a noun and as an adjective, and it has fast become so now in BrE, although accessary is still used… …
30Fact — (f[a^]kt), n. [L. factum, fr. facere to make or do. Cf. {Feat}, {Affair}, {Benefit}, {Defect}, {Fashion}, and { fy}.] 1. A doing, making, or preparing. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] A project for the fact and vending Of a new kind of fucus, paint for… …