Meaning & use
Abettor
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A person who encourages, incites, or assists another person in committing a crime or wrongful act.
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The court found him guilty as an abettor, even though he did not commit the robbery himself.
Prosecutors argued that the getaway driver acted as an abettor to the burglary.
A note on using this word
Abettor is most often paired with 'aider' in the legal phrase 'aider and abettor,' describing someone who helps another commit a crime without directly carrying it out.
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