accessory after the fact
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.62 in modern English
39
Scrabble Score
21
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
An individual who assists someone who has committed a crime so as to protect them from legal prosecution.
Example Sentences
- "[…] some of that atrocious wickedness in Jones, […] might perhaps be derived from the encouragement he had received from this fellow, who […] had been what the law calls an accessary^([sic]) after the fact […]"