accessory after the fact

Noun

(law) A person who assists or protects someone wanted by the police in connection with a crime.

Japanese Meaning

犯罪後に犯罪者に対して援助または保護を行う者（法的な立場での犯罪事後加担者）

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After the robbery, he was charged as an accessory after the fact for hiding the getaway car.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

強盗の後、彼は逃走車を隠したことで、警察に追われている被疑者を助けた者として起訴された。

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(law) A person who assists or protects someone wanted by the police in connection with a crime.

[…] some of that atrocious wickedness in Jones, […] might perhaps be derived from the encouragement he had received from this fellow, who […] had been what the law calls an accessary after the fact […]

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accessories after the fact

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