verb
- to help or encourage someone to do something wrong or illegal
Usage: formal; often used in legal contexts
Examples
- The getaway driver was charged with abetting the bank robbery.
- She refused to abet his plan to cheat on the exam.
- Anyone who abets a criminal can face serious charges.
- The law prohibits abetting tax evasion.
- He was accused of abetting the escape of the prisoners.
- Don’t abet behavior that could harm others.