ABETMENT

abetment, abettal, instigation

(noun) the verbal act of urging on

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

abetment (countable and uncountable, plural abetments)

(chiefly, law) The act of abetting or assisting in a crime, wrongdoing etc. [from 14th c.]

Encouragement or assistance. [from 16th c.]

Anagrams

• batement

Source: Wiktionary


A*bet"ment, n.

Definition: The act of abetting; as, an abetment of treason, crime, etc.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

8 November 2024

REPLACEMENT

(noun) the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another; “replacing the star will not be easy”


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