accessary

/ækˈsɛsəri/
noun
  1. A person who helps someone commit a crime, but is not present when the crime happens.
    • In court, the lawyer argued that his client was merely an accessary, not the main thief.
    • The driver who waited outside the bank was charged as an accessary to the robbery.
    • She was found guilty as an accessary because she provided the getaway car.
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