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Accessorius.L

Defined in 1 dictionary — Burrill (1850)

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Alexander M. Burrill · 1850

Lat. [from accedere, q. v.] An accessory, or accessary. Accessorius sequitur naturam sui principalis. An accessary follows the nature of his principal. 3 Inst. 139. An accessary cannot be guilty of a higher crime than his principal. Accessorium sequitur principale. An accessary follows, or depends upon the principal. 4 Co. 44. Where there is no principal, there can be no accessary.