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The thing that's optional until the cops or the outfit decide otherwise.
means Something extra that supports a main object, look, or crime without being the central piece.
from From Latin accessorius, an addition, via accedere, to approach or be added — the side dish that snuck onto the plate.
Legal weightAccessory to a crime means accomplice, not afterthought.
Fashion logicScarves, belts, watches: the supporting cast of an outfit.
Two stressesPronounced ak-SESS-ory, though plenty say ASS-essory.