abet
v. encourage or help someone to do something (especially something illegal) | ||||
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Abet Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
Abet
(v. t.)
To support, uphold, or aid; to maintain; -- in a good sense.
(v. t.)
To instigate or encourage by aid or countenance; -- used in a bad sense of persons and acts; as, to abet an ill-doer; to abet one in his wicked courses; to abet vice; to abet an insurrection.
(v. t.)
To contribute, as an assistant or instigator, to the commission of an offense.
(n.)
Act of abetting; aid.
(v. t.)
To support, uphold, or aid; to maintain; -- in a good sense.
(v. t.)
To instigate or encourage by aid or countenance; -- used in a bad sense of persons and acts; as, to abet an ill-doer; to abet one in his wicked courses; to abet vice; to abet an insurrection.
(v. t.)
To contribute, as an assistant or instigator, to the commission of an offense.
(n.)
Act of abetting; aid.
| WordNet 2.0 |
abet
Verb
1. assist or encourage, usually in some wrongdoing
(hypernym) assist
(derivation) abetment, instigation
Verb
1. assist or encourage, usually in some wrongdoing
(hypernym) assist
(derivation) abetment, instigation
| Anagram |
abet
beat
beat
| GLOSSARY OF ESOTERIC WORDS |
abet
Assist or encourage, usually in some wrongdoing.
eg:As a general principle, anyone who "aids and abets" the perpetrator by encouraging or in any way knowingly helping him (for instance, by providing information, implements, or practical help) is an accomplice and is considered equally guilty.
Assist or encourage, usually in some wrongdoing.
eg:As a general principle, anyone who "aids and abets" the perpetrator by encouraging or in any way knowingly helping him (for instance, by providing information, implements, or practical help) is an accomplice and is considered equally guilty.
| hEnglish - advanced version |
abet
abet
\a*bet"\ (&?;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. abetted (&?;); p. pr. & vb. n. abetting.] [of. abeter; a (l. ad) + beter to bait (as a bear), fr. icel. beita to set dogs on, to feed, originally, to cause to bite, fr. icel. bīta to bite, hence to bait, to incite. see bait, bet.]
1. to instigate or encourage by aid or countenance; -- used in a bad sense of persons and acts; as, to abet an ill-doer; to abet one in his wicked courses; to abet vice; to abet an insurrection. "the whole tribe abets the villany." would not the fool abet the stealth, who rashly thus exposed his wealth?
2. to support, uphold, or aid; to maintain; -- in a good sense. [obs.]. our duty is urged, and our confidence abetted. taylor.
3. (law) to contribute, as an assistant or instigator, to the commission of an offense.
abet
\a*bet"\ (&?;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. abetted (&?;); p. pr. & vb. n. abetting.] [of. abeter; a (l. ad) + beter to bait (as a bear), fr. icel. beita to set dogs on, to feed, originally, to cause to bite, fr. icel. bīta to bite, hence to bait, to incite. see bait, bet.]
1. to instigate or encourage by aid or countenance; -- used in a bad sense of persons and acts; as, to abet an ill-doer; to abet one in his wicked courses; to abet vice; to abet an insurrection. "the whole tribe abets the villany." would not the fool abet the stealth, who rashly thus exposed his wealth?
2. to support, uphold, or aid; to maintain; -- in a good sense. [obs.]. our duty is urged, and our confidence abetted. taylor.
3. (law) to contribute, as an assistant or instigator, to the commission of an offense.
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abet
To aid, promote, or encourage the commission of (an offense).
To aid, promote, or encourage the commission of (an offense).
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abet
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Abet Definition from Law Dictionaries & Glossaries
| The 'Lectric Law Library |
Abet
ABET - To encourage or set another on to commit a crime. This word is always taken in a bad sense. To abet another to commit a murder, is to command, procure, or counsel him to commit it.
ABETTOR - One who encourages or incites, persuades or sets another on to commit a crime . Such a person is either a principal or, an accessory to the crime. When present, aiding, where a felony is committed, he is guilty as principal in the second degree, when absent he is merely an accessory.
This entry contains material from Bouvier's Legal Dictionary, a work published in the 1850's.
ABET - To encourage or set another on to commit a crime. This word is always taken in a bad sense. To abet another to commit a murder, is to command, procure, or counsel him to commit it.
ABETTOR - One who encourages or incites, persuades or sets another on to commit a crime . Such a person is either a principal or, an accessory to the crime. When present, aiding, where a felony is committed, he is guilty as principal in the second degree, when absent he is merely an accessory.
This entry contains material from Bouvier's Legal Dictionary, a work published in the 1850's.
| Duhaime.org Legal Dictionary |
Abet
The act of encouraging or inciting another to do a certain thing, such as a crime. - (read more on Abet)
The act of encouraging or inciting another to do a certain thing, such as a crime. - (read more on Abet)
Abet Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
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