Meaning & use
abetting
Helping or encouraging someone to do something wrong, especially to commit a crime.
See it in a sentence
He was charged with aiding and abetting the robbery, even though he never entered the bank.
The lawyer argued that lending the car did not amount to abetting the crime.
A note on using this word
Abetting almost always appears in the legal phrase "aiding and abetting," referring to helping a criminal act.
Words with a similar meaning
aidingencouraging
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Words with an opposite meaning
preventing
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