ABETTER
abettor, abetter
(noun) one who helps or encourages or incites another
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
abetter (plural abetters)
Alternative form of abettor [First attested from 1350 to 1470.]
Usage notes
• Abetter is rarely used in the legal sense.
Anagrams
• beretta, terbate
Source: Wiktionary
A*bet"ter, A*bet*tor, n.
Definition: One who abets; an instigator of an offense or an offender.
Note: The form abettor is the legal term and also in general use.
Syn.
– Abettor, Accessory, Accomplice. These words denote different
degrees of complicity in some deed or crime. An abettor is one who
incites or encourages to the act, without sharing in its performance.
An accessory supposes a principal offender. One who is neither the
chief actor in an offense, nor present at its performance, but
accedes to or becomes involved in its guilt, either by some previous
or subsequent act, as of instigating, encouraging, aiding, or
concealing, etc., is an accessory. An accomplice is one who
participates in the commission of an offense, whether as principal or
accessory. Thus in treason, there are no abettors or accessories, but
all are held to be principals or accomplices.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition