What is ACCESSORY AFTER THE FACT?

A party who commits a crime by hiding the offender or aiding in their escape preventing punishment.

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Related Legal Terms
ACCESSORY BEFORE THE FACT, ACCESSORY, ACCESSORY TO A CRIME, PRINCIPAL AND ACCESSORY, ACCESSORY OBLIGATION, ALLEGATION OF FACT, MISTAKE OF FACT, IN FACT, FACT, ATTORNEY-IN-FACT


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