°Having a secondary, supplementary or subordinate function by
accompanying as a subordinate;
aiding in a secondary way; being additional; being connected as an
incident or subordinate to a principal;
contributing or being
contributory. Said of persons and things, and, when of persons, usually in a bad sense; as, he was
accessory to the riot;
accessory sounds in music.
°(legal)
Assisting a crime without actually participating in committing the crime itself.
noun
°That which belongs to something else deemed the principal; something additional and subordinate, an attachment.
°An article that completes one's basic outfit, such as a scarf or gloves.
synonyms:
accompanying, contributory, auxiliary, subsidiary
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, subservient, additional, acceding, abettor, accomplice, ally, coadjutor, accessary