"accessory after the fact" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: accessories after the fact [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|accessories after the fact|head=accessory after the fact}} accessory after the fact (plural accessories after the fact)
  1. (law) An individual who assists someone who has committed a crime so as to protect them from legal prosecution. Categories (topical): Law, People Synonyms: accessary after the fact Related terms: accessory before the fact Translations (person who assists someone who has committed a crime): postkomplico (Esperanto), avunantaja rikoksen jälkeen (Finnish), bűnpártoló (Hungarian), orgazda (Hungarian), poplecznik [masculine] (Polish), popleczniczka [feminine] (Polish), cómplice encubridor [masculine] (Spanish), encubridor [masculine] (Spanish)

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