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Vocabulary
ACCESSORY Vs.ACCOMPLICE
0 Hey , my name is Kamil and donno the answer fro this question : 02 br
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00 What's the difference between 'accessory' and 'accomplice' ? 02 br
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00 I found some answers but they seem to be different from each other and sometimes they're unclear . 02 br
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00 Cambridge Dictionary says : 02 br
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00 - someone who helps another person to commit a crime but 01 u 00 does not take part in it . 02 u 02 br
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00 Longman Dictionary Online says : 02 br
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00 - someone who helps a criminal , 01 u 00 especially by helping them hide from the police 02 u 02 br
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00 Merriam-Webster Online says : 02 br
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00 - a person 01 u 00 who knowing that a crime has been committed aids or shelters the offender 02 u 00 with intent to defeat justice 02 br
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00 The American Heritage Dictionary says : 02 br
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00 - One 01 u 00 who incites, aids, or abets a lawbreaker 02 u 00 in the commission of a crime 01 u 00 but is not present at the time of the crime 02 u 02 br
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00 Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary says : 02 br
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00 - a person 01 u 00 who helps sb to commit a crime 02 u 00 or 01 u 00 who knows about it and protects the person from the police 02 u 02 br
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00 Which answer is correct ?? Is 'an accessory' a person who's directly inolved in commission of a crime or they are only some kind of assistant or protector ?? 02 br
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00 Thx in advance 05 0 02 br
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00 Kamil 010id 1
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00 What's the difference between 'accessory' and 'accomplice' ? 02 br
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00 I found some answers but they seem to be different from each other and sometimes they're unclear . 02 br
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01 b 00 'accessory' 02 b 02 br
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00 Cambridge Dictionary says : 02 br
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00 - someone who helps another person to commit a crime but 01 u 00 does not take part in it . 02 u 02 br
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00 Longman Dictionary Online says : 02 br
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00 - someone who helps a criminal , 01 u 00 especially by helping them hide from the police 02 u 02 br
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00 Merriam-Webster Online says : 02 br
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00 - a person 01 u 00 who knowing that a crime has been committed aids or shelters the offender 02 u 00 with intent to defeat justice 02 br
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00 The American Heritage Dictionary says : 02 br
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00 - One 01 u 00 who incites, aids, or abets a lawbreaker 02 u 00 in the commission of a crime 01 u 00 but is not present at the time of the crime 02 u 02 br
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00 Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary says : 02 br
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00 - a person 01 u 00 who helps sb to commit a crime 02 u 00 or 01 u 00 who knows about it and protects the person from the police 02 u 02 br
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00 Which answer is correct ?? Is 'an accessory' a person who's directly inolved in commission of a crime or they are only some kind of assistant or protector ?? 02 br
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00 Thx in advance 05 0 02 br
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00 Kamil 010id 1
Top answer
0 Hiya Kamil... 02 br 02 br 00 Two things I can tell for sure : 02 br 00 1. 'Accessory' by itself isn't sufficient to be an equivalent to 'accomplice'.
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- 02 br 02 br 00 Two things I can tell for sure : 02 br 00 1.
- 'Accessory' by itself isn't sufficient to be an equivalent to 'accomplice'.
- It has to be 'accessory to a crime'.
- Whereas 'accomplice' already contains the notion of assisting in a crime.
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0 Hiya Kamil... 02 br
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00 Two things I can tell for sure : 02 br
00 1. 'Accessory' by itself isn't sufficient to be an equivalent to 'accomplice'. It has to be 'accessory to a crime'. Whereas 'accomplice' already contains the notion of assisting in a crime. 'Accessory' alone might mean other things. Most of the time it just means something additional to, but less
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00 Two things I can tell for sure : 02 br
00 1. 'Accessory' by itself isn't sufficient to be an equivalent to 'accomplice'. It has to be 'accessory to a crime'. Whereas 'accomplice' already contains the notion of assisting in a crime. 'Accessory' alone might mean other things. Most of the time it just means something additional to, but less
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