art and part
1 of 2noun
ˌärtᵊnˈpärt
Scots law
: indirect participation in a crime by instigating, counseling, or assisting the actual perpetrator
art and part
2 of 2adverb
Scots law
: by being an accessory before the fact or an accomplice in a crime
pronounced guilty art and part
Word History
Etymology
Noun
Middle English; art, probably from Old French hart segment (in the expression ne hart ne part nothing at all), branch, willow withe, noose, of Germanic origin; perhaps akin to Old English heordan hurds