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accessory before the fact

 

Definitions from WordNet

Noun accessory before the fact has 1 sense
  1. 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
    --1 is a kind of
    accessory, accessary

Definitions from the Web

Term: Accessory Before the Fact

Description:

An accessory before the fact refers to a person who aids, abets, or assists in the planning or commission of a crime. This term is used in legal contexts to describe someone who intentionally helps or encourages another person to commit a crime, knowing that the crime will be committed.

Examples:

  1. Noun: The police arrested the accessory before the fact who provided the getaway car to the bank robbers.
  2. Adjective: Prosecutors gathered evidence to prove his accessory-before-the-fact involvement in the drug trafficking operation.
  3. Adverb: She was charged with being accessory before the fact and was accused of actively assisting in the planning of the crime.
  4. Verb: The court held her accountable for knowingly accessorying before the fact, contributing to the illegal activities of the organized crime syndicate.
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