verb
- helps or encourages someone to do something wrong or illegal
Usage: third person singular present tense of ‘abet’; often used in legal contexts
Examples
- She abets her brother’s pranks by keeping watch.
- The law punishes anyone who abets a criminal.
- He abets tax evasion by hiding income records.
- The witness claimed she never abets illegal activities.
- Anyone who abets fraud faces serious consequences.
- The accomplice abets the robbery by driving the getaway car.