abet
verb (used with object)
to encourage, support, or countenance by aid or approval, usually in wrongdoing.
abetment
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a word derived from
abet.
Example Sentences
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Khan is facing abetment charges, according to a police report seen by Reuters.
From Reuters ● Jun. 6, 2023
A lawyer for Mr. Tharoor argued that Ms. Pushkar’s cause of death had still not been clearly established, undermining the abetment to suicide charge.
From New York Times ● Aug. 18, 2021
In late August, the Bombay High Court finally directed a lower court to proceed with Sooraj Pancholi’s trial for abetment to suicide.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 1, 2017
The law is very clear about how abetment should be defined.
From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2013
"La Mira, near Venice, August 7, 1817 "Your letter of the 18th, and, what will please you, as it did me, the parcel sent by the good-natured aid and abetment of Mr. Croker, are arrived.—Messrs.
From Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 4 With His Letters and Journals by Thomas Moore
