abet

  • 41abet — To give aid, to assist, especially in the commission of a criminal offense. To exertion of a force, physical or moral, joined with that of another in the perpetration of a criminal offense. Anno: 5 ALR 786. Although there are some offenses which… …

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  • 42abet — see BAIT …

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  • 43aid and abet — v. To knowingly help someone commit a crime. See also accessory, accomplice The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008 …

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  • 44Ta-abet — Ta abet in Hieroglyphen …

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  • 46aid and abet — (law) To assist and encourage, esp in committing a crime • • • Main Entry: ↑aid * * * aid and abet legal phrase to help someone to commit a crime He was charged with aiding and abetting a wanted criminal. Thesaurus: to help someone …

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  • 47aid or abet — in English law, aiding and abetting is the helping in some way of the principal offender. It is in itself a crime but depends upon some earlier communication between the parties. See for Scotland, art and part. Collins dictionary of law. W. J.… …

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  • 48aid and abet — ► LAW to help someone do something that is illegal: »Prosecutors argued that he aided and abetted in illegal drug cultivation and sale. Main Entry: ↑aid …

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  • 49aid and abet — Synonyms and related words: abet, advocate, ask for, comfort, countenance, embolden, encourage, endorse, favor, feed, foster, give encouragement, go for, hearten, invite, keep in countenance, nourish, nurture, shine upon, smile upon, subscribe …

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  • 50aid and abet —  A tautological gift from the legal profession. The two words together tell us nothing that either doesn’t say on its own. The only distinction is that abet is normally reserved for contexts involving criminal intent. Thus it would be careless to …

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