accessory before the fact

accessory before the fact
One whose will contributes to a felony committed by another as principal, yet who is too far away to aid in the felonious act. There are statutes which abolish the distinction between an accessory before the fact and a principal, providing that the latter is subject to prosecution and conviction as a principal. 21 Am J2d Crim L § 124.

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  • accessory before the fact — noun see accessory I …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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