abet
11abet — v. (formal) (D; tr.) to abet in (to abet smb. in doing smt.; to aid and abet smb. in doing smt.) * * * [ə bet] (formal) (D; tr.) to abet in (to abet smb. in doing smt.; to aid and abet smb. in doing smt.) …
12abet — [[t]əbe̱t[/t]] abets, abetting, abetted 1) VERB If one person abets another, they help or encourage them to do something criminal or wrong. Abet is often used in the legal expression aid and abet . [LEGAL or, FORMAL] [V n] His wife was sentenced… …
13abet — abetment, abettal, n. /euh bet /, v.t., abetted, abetting. to encourage, support, or countenance by aid or approval, usually in wrongdoing: to abet a swindler; to abet a crime. [1275 1325; ME abette (whence OF abeter, unless perh. the latter, of… …
14abet — UK [əˈbet] / US verb [transitive] Word forms abet : present tense I/you/we/they abet he/she/it abets present participle abetting past tense abetted past participle abetted formal to help or encourage someone to do something immoral or illegal •… …
15abet — To encourage, incite, or set another on to commit a crime. This word is usually applied to aiding in the commission of a crime. To abet another to commit a murder is to command, procure, counsel, encourage, induce, or assist. Wyatt v. U. S., 388… …
16abet — To encourage, incite, or set another on to commit a crime. This word is usually applied to aiding in the commission of a crime. To abet another to commit a murder is to command, procure, counsel, encourage, induce, or assist. Wyatt v. U. S., 388… …
17abet — Synonyms and related words: advance, advocate, aid, aid and abet, approve of, ask for, assist, avail, bail out, bear a hand, befriend, benefit, comfort, condone, countenance, do for, do good, doctor, ease, egg, egg on, embolden, encourage,… …
18abet — a|bet [əˈbet] v past tense and past participle abetted present participle abetting [T] [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: abeter, from beter to bait ] to help someone do something wrong or illegal →aid and abet at ↑aid2 (3) …
19abet — [ə bɛt] verb (abets, abetting, abetted) (usu. in phr. aid and abet) encourage or assist (someone) to do something wrong, in particular to commit a crime. Derivatives abetment noun abetter (also abettor) noun …
20abet — verb abetted, abetting (T) to help someone do something wrong or illegal see also: aid and abet …
