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accessary vs accessory before the fact

accessory before the fact vs accessary

accessary and accessory before the fact both are nouns.

accessary is an adjective but accessory before the fact is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
accessary Yes Yes No No
accessory before the fact Yes No No No
As nouns, accessory before the fact is a hyponym of accessary; that is, accessory before the fact is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than accessary:
  • accessary: someone who helps another person commit a crime
  • accessory before the fact: a person who procures or advises or commands the commission of a felony but who is not present at its perpetration
accessary (noun) accessory before the fact (noun)
someone who helps another person commit a crime a person who procures or advises or commands the commission of a felony but who is not present at its perpetration
accessary (adjective) accessory before the fact (adjective)
aiding and abetting in a crime
Difference between accessary and accessory before the fact

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