verb
- helping or encouraging someone to commit a crime or wrongdoing
Usage: legal term; often used in the phrase ‘aiding and abetting’
Examples
- The driver was charged with abetting the bank robbery.
- She was accused of abetting her friend’s escape from prison.
- The law prohibits aiding and abetting criminal activity.
- He denied abetting the theft of company funds.
- Abetting a fugitive is a serious federal offense.
- The witness was found guilty of abetting perjury.