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abetment

  • /əˈbɛt.mənt/ US

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First attested from 1350 to 1470, from Middle English abettement, from Anglo-Norman, from Old French abeter + -ment. See abet.

noun abetments

  1. countable, uncountable The act of abetting or assisting in a crime, wrongdoing etc.
  2. countable, uncountable Encouragement or assistance.

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noun act of abetting a crime

हिन्दीदुष्प्रेरण duṣpreraṇ
DeutschBeihilfe

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"abetment." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/abetment. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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abetment. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/abetment

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@misc{abetment_2026,
  title = {abetment},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/abetment},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}