(adj) :
having a secondary, supplementary or subordinate function by
accompanying as a subordinate;
aiding in a secondary way; being additional; being connected as an
incident or subordinate to a principal;
contributing or being
contributory. Said of persons and things, and, when of persons, usually in a bad sense; as, he was accessory to the riot; accessory sounds in music;
Assisting a crime without actually participating in committing the crime itself