ABETTING
ABET
abet
(verb) assist or encourage, usually in some wrongdoing
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
abetting
present participle of abet
Noun
abetting (plural abettings)
The act of one who abets.
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