Accessory

or Acce ary, n person guilty of a felonious offence, not as principal but. by participation, as by advice, command, aid, or concealment. In treason there are no acce ories, every person concerned (being considered and treated as a principal, In crimes below felony also, all persons concerned, if guilty at all, are regarded as principals. Acce urics are of two sorts—before the fact and after it. An acce ory before the fact is punishable to the same extent us the principal, and there is now indeed no practical difference between them. Acce ories after the fact are punishable with imprisonment not exceeding two years, In Scotland no distinction is made between actual commi ion of crime and acce ion thereto. In the United States there is absolutely no difference - between acce ories and principals.