ABETTED

ABET

abet

(verb) assist or encourage, usually in some wrongdoing

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Verb

abetted

simple past tense and past participle of abet

Source: Wiktionary


ABET

A*bet", v.t. [imp. & p.p. Abetted; p.pr. & vb.n. Abetting.] Etym: [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. bita 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." South. Would not the fool abet the stealth, Who rashly thus exposed his wealth Gay.

2. To support, uphold, or aid; to maintain; -- in a good sense. [Obs.]. Our duty is urged, and our confidence abetted. Jer. Taylor.

3. (Law)

Definition: To contribute, as an assistant or instigator, to the commission of an offense.

Syn.

– To incite; instigate; set on; egg on; foment; advocate; countenance; encourage; second; uphold; aid; assist; support; sustain; back; connive at.

A*bet", n. Etym: [OF. abet, fr. abeter.]

Definition: Act of abetting; aid. [Obs.] Chaucer.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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