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abettor
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abettor
n.
one who aids or encourages someone to do something (especially something illegal)
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Abettor
Abettor (from to abet, Old French abeter, à and beter, to bait, urge dogs upon any one; this word is probably of Scandinavian origin, meaning to cause to bite), is a legal term implying one who instigates, encourages or assists another to commit an offence.
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abettor
Noun
1. one who helps or encourages or incites another
(synonym) abetter
(hypernym) accessory, accessary
(derivation) abet
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Abettor
(n.)
One who abets; an instigator of an offense or an offender.
One who abets; an instigator of an offense or an offender.
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Abet
ABET - To encourage or set another on to commit a crime. This word is always taken in a bad sense. To abet another to commit a murder, is to command, procure, or counsel him to commit it.
ABETTOR - One who encourages or incites, persuades or sets another on to commit a crime . Such a person is either a principal or, an accessory to the crime. When present, aiding, where a felony is committed, he is guilty as principal in the second degree, when absent he is merely an accessory.
This entry contains material from Bouvier's Legal Dictionary, a work published in the 1850's.
ABETTOR - One who encourages or incites, persuades or sets another on to commit a crime . Such a person is either a principal or, an accessory to the crime. When present, aiding, where a felony is committed, he is guilty as principal in the second degree, when absent he is merely an accessory.
This entry contains material from Bouvier's Legal Dictionary, a work published in the 1850's.
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