Translation

従犯 / 共犯者 / 幇助者

Meaning

An accessary is a rare legal word for a person who helps with a crime without being the main offender. In modern writing, accessory is usually the normal spelling.

Examples

• 彼は事後従犯として起訴されました。
  He was charged as an accessary after the fact.
• その法律では事前従犯と事後従犯を区別しています。
  The statute distinguishes an accessary before the fact from an accessary after the fact.