ACCESSORY AFTER THE FACT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does accessory after the fact mean? 

• ACCESSORY AFTER THE FACT (noun)
  The noun ACCESSORY AFTER THE FACT has 1 sense:

1. a person who gives assistance or comfort to someone known to be a felon or known to be sought in connection with the commission of a felony

  Familiarity information: ACCESSORY AFTER THE FACT used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ACCESSORY AFTER THE FACT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A person who gives assistance or comfort to someone known to be a felon or known to be sought in connection with the commission of a felony

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("accessory after the fact" is a kind of...):

accessary; accessory (someone who helps another person commit a crime)