aid and abet
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aid and abet
- /ˌeɪd‿n̩ əˈbɛt/ US, UK
Rhymes with -ɛt
Where it comes from
From aid (“to provide support to, assist, help”) + and + abet (“to assist or encourage by aid or countenance in crime, incite”).
verb aids and abets · aiding and abetting · aided and abetted
- To assist (someone) in an illegal act as an accessory or accomplice. A bank employee was accused of aiding and abetting the gang of robbers.
- To assist someone in (an illegal act) as an accessory or accomplice. Murder itself was not more sternly and certainly punished in the State of Maryland, than that of aiding and abetting the escape of a slave.
- To be an accessory or accomplice to someone in an illegal act. From about April 13 to about May 17, 1962, registrant, during a time when it was undergoing a change in ownership and management, together with or aided and abetted by Smythe, willfully violated Section 17(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 […]
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verb to assist (someone) in an illegal act as an accessory or accomplice
| 한국어 | 공모(共謀)하다 |
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| 中文 | 同謀 /同谋 tóngmóu, 協助及教唆 /协助及教唆 xiézhù jí jiàosuō |
| Deutsch | begünstigen |
| Italiano | favoreggiàre |
verb to assist someone in (an illegal act) as an accessory or accomplice
| 한국어 | 공모(共謀)하다 |
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verb to be an accessory or accomplice to someone in an illegal act
| 한국어 | 공모(共謀)하다 gongmohada |
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