abet
[ uh-bet ]
/ əˈbɛt /
verb (used with object), a·bet·ted, a·bet·ting.
to encourage, support, or countenance by aid or approval, usually in wrongdoing: to abet a swindler; to abet a crime.
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a·bet·ment, a·bet·tal, nounun·a·bet·ted, adjectiveun·a·bet·ting, adjectiveDictionary.com Unabridged
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Examples from the Web for abetment
Then follows a chapter on abetment, in other words, the instigation of a person to do a wrongful act.
Now Esther herself was offering her own abetment in almost the same terms.
The Prisoner|Alice BrownWith the aid and abetment of a bottle of excellent Montrachet, however, one contrived to worry through.
Red Masquerade|Louis Joseph Vance
British Dictionary definitions for abetment
abet
/ (əˈbɛt) /
verb abets, abetting or abetted
(tr) to assist or encourage, esp in crime or wrongdoing
Derived Forms
abetment or abettal, nounabetter or esp law abettor, nounWord Origin for abet
C14: from Old French abeter to lure on, entice, from beter to bait
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