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accessories before the fact

accessories before the fact is the plural of accessory before the fact.

Meaning of accessory before the fact

Noun

accessory before the fact (plural accessories before the fact)

  1. One who commands or counsels an actionable offense, not being present at its commission.
    • 'In a sort of way I suppose I am an accessory before the fact,' he remarked with some complacency. 'At least, I knew that they were up to some special brand of devilment from Moya's hints and general air of mystery and triumph. Began about last Friday.'1927, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], Max Carrados Mysteries

Questions about accessories before the fact

What is accessories before the fact the plural of?
Accessories before the fact is the plural of accessory before the fact.

Words near accessories before the fact in the dictionary

  1. accessorial services
  2. accessorially
  3. accessorials
  4. accessories
  5. accessories after the fact
  6. accessories before the fact
  7. accessorily
  8. accessoriness
  9. accessorise
  10. accessorised
  11. accessorises

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