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Keywords: Accomplice, Perpetrator, Crime, Abet, Advice

Related Terms: Imprison , Accomplice, Homicide, Prison, Abet, Abettor, Aggravation, Alibi, Bribery, Burglary, Coerce, Complicity, Conspiracy, Criminal, Duress, Extortion, Felon, Felony, Fugitive, Incarceration, Incriminate, Innocence, Kidnapping, Murder, Perpetrator, Robbery, Thief, Trespass, Victim, Mens Rea, Abduction, Aggravating Circumstances, Offender , Entrapment, Violent Crime, Actus Reus, Attempt, False Imprisonment, Corpus Delicti, Felony Murder, Incapacitation, White-Collar Crime, Deterrence, Civil Conspiracy, Accessory Before The Fact, Bribe, Hate Crime, Sex Offender, Forcible Rape

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Party liable for separate, lesser offenses following indirect (aid, abet, harbor, etc.) participation in the commission of a crime.

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Someone who deliberately helps someone commit a crime by giving advice before the crime is committed or by helping to conceal evidence or the perpetrator. A person who helps after the crime is committed is called an accessory after the fact. An accessory is usually not physically present during the crime.

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an individual who encourages another person to commit a crime, or someone who provides assistance before the crime (aiding) or after the crime (abetting)

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a person who assists in or conceals a crime , but does not actually participate in the commission of the crime

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Not the perpetrator of the crime but in some way involved without being present in the commission of the crime.

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Someoning aiding or contributing to a crime.

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an accessory is one who knows of, and assists in, the commission of a crime, but is not present when the crime is committed. In this an accessory is different from an accomplice. A person may be an accessory either before or after the fact; that is, before or after the crime is actually committed . A person cannot be an accessory unless a crime is eventually committed. 63.249.86.217 00:46, 13 October 2006 (UTC)

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A person or thing that aids the principal agent.

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Person who aids or contributes in commission of a crime, usually by convincing someone to commit a crime or by helping the suspect escape or hide evidence. Usually not present during the crime. Compare accomplice.

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Someone who intentionally helps another person commit a felony by giving advice before the crime or helping to conceal the evidence or the perpetrator. An accessory is usually not physically present during the crime. For example, hiding a robber who is being sought by the police might make you an "accessory after the fact" to a robbery. Compare accomplice.

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An accessory is a person who assists in the commission of a crime, but does not actually participate in the commission of the crime as a joint principal.

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