Definitions for accessary
ac·ces·sa·ry

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. accessory, accessaryadjective

   someone who helps another person commit a crime

2. accessary, accessoryadjective

   aiding and abetting in a crime

   "he was charged with being accessory to the crime"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. accessarynoun

   Someone who accedes to some act, now especially a crime; one who contributes as an assistant or instigator to the commission of an offense.

2. accessaryadjective

   Accompanying as a subordinate; additional; accessory; especially, uniting in, or contributing to, a crime, but not as chief actor. See accessory.

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Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Accessaryadjective

   but now more commonly used than the proper word. That which, without being the chief agent in a crime, contributes to it. But it had formerly a good and general sense.

   Etymology: A corruption, as it seems, of the word accessory, which see;

   As for those things that are accessary hereunto, those things that so belong to the way of salvation, &c. Richard Hooker, b. iii. § 3.

   He had taken upon him the government of Hull, without any apprehension or imagination, that it would ever make him accessary to rebellion. Edward Hyde, b. viii.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. accessary

   An accessary is a person who contributes to or aids in the commission of a crime, either by assisting, encouraging, or harboring the primary perpetrator, but who is not usually present during the crime itself. Alternatively, it can also refer to an additional item or piece of equipment that is not essential but enhances or modifies the functionality or aesthetics of a main device or item.

2. accessary

   An accessory, also spelled as accessary, generally refers to a person who assists or supports another person in carrying out a crime but does not participate in the actual criminal offenses. It can also refer to an extra item or component that adds functionality, convenience, or attractiveness to something else, often used in the context of fashion or technology.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Accessaryadjective

   accompanying, as a subordinate; additional; accessory; esp., uniting in, or contributing to, a crime, but not as chief actor. See Accessory

2. Accessarynoun

   one who, not being present, contributes as an assistant or instigator to the commission of an offense

3. Etymology: [Cf. Accessory and LL. accessarius.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Accessary

   ak-ses′ar-i, or ak′ses-ar-i. Same as Accessory. Accessary is now the usual spelling of both the adjective and the noun in their legal sense.

How to pronounce accessary?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say accessary in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of accessary in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of accessary in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=accessary
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Accessary
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=accessary
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/accessary
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=accessary