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Dictionary
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Def: assist or encourage, esp in crime or wrongdoing
Example: According to the court, JP "aided and abetted" his wife, LP, who was convicted in the 2006 death of their adopted son, SP, then 4.
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Third-person singular simple present 'abets', present participle 'abetting', simple past and past participle 'abetted'.
The word is formal. It is a transitive verb.
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abetment
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abettor (abetter)
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| dic_connotations |
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