malefactor vs accessory

accessory vs malefactor

malefactor and accessory both are nouns.

malefactor is not an adjective while accessory is an adjective.

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

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

malefactor: 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 malefactor 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.

malefactor (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

malefactor (adjective)	accessory (adjective)
	furnishing added support
	aiding and abetting in a crime

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