Criminal Law

Aiding and Abetting

/ AY-ding and uh-BET-ing /

Definition

Assisting another person in the commission of a crime.

Used in Context

“Aiding and abetting the escape made him equally liable.”

Etymology

◈ Old French: abeter, to bait

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