English Dictionary

accessory before the fact

名詞

(law) One who commands or counsels an actionable offense, not being present at its commission.

日本語の意味

（法律用語）犯罪の執行現場に居ず、犯罪の発生前にその実行を命じたり助言したりする者。

Although he never set foot at the scene, the prosecutor argued that he was an accessory before the fact because he had planned and directed the attack.

彼は現場に一度も足を踏み入れていなかったが、検察は彼が教唆犯であり、攻撃を計画し指示したと主張した。

意味（1）

(law) One who commands or counsels an actionable offense, not being present at its commission.

accessories before the fact （ plural ）