criminal vs accessory

accessory vs criminal

criminal and accessory both are nouns.

criminal and accessory both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
criminal	Yes	Yes	No	No
accessory	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, accessory is a hyponym of criminal; that is, accessory is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than criminal:

criminal: someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime
accessory: someone who helps another person commit a crime

Other hyponyms of criminal include accessary, arsonist, firebug, incendiary, blackmailer, extortioner, extortionist, bootlegger, moonshiner, briber, suborner, coconspirator, conspirator, machinator, plotter, desperado, desperate criminal, fugitive, fugitive from justice, gangster, mobster, highbinder, highjacker, hijacker, goon, hood, hoodlum, punk, strong-armer, thug, tough, toughie, gaolbird, jail bird, jailbird, abductor, kidnaper, kidnapper, snatcher, mafioso, gangster's moll, gun moll, moll, liquidator, manslayer, murderer, parolee, probationer, drug dealer, drug peddler, drug trafficker, peddler, pusher, racketeer, raper, rapist, habitual criminal, recidivist, repeater, scofflaw, contrabandist, moon-curser, moon curser, runner, smuggler, stealer, thief, traitor, treasonist, law offender, lawbreaker, violator.

criminal (noun)	accessory (noun)
someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime	a supplementary component that improves capability
	clothing that is worn or carried, but not part of your main clothing
	someone who helps another person commit a crime

criminal (adjective)	accessory (adjective)
guilty of crime or serious offense	furnishing added support
involving or being or having the nature of a crime	aiding and abetting in a crime
bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure

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