Question

50 legal words of English with sentences ​

Answer 1

Explanation:

ACCESSORY

A person who in some manner is connected with a crime, either before or after its perpetration, but who is not present at the time the crime is committed.

For example, Joe gives Josh the blue-prints to a bank. Afterwards, Jane allows Josh to hide the money at her apartment. Both Jane and Joe are accessories to the robbery.

ACCOMPLICE

One who knowingly, voluntarily, and intentionally unites with the principal offender in the commission of a crime as a principal, accessory, or aider or abettor.

In a bank robbery for example, the person who helps break open the vault or the person watching the hostages would be considered an accomplice.