abet

abet ([schwa]-bet), vb.

1. To aid, encourage, or assist (someone), esp. in the commission of a crime (abet a known felon).

2. To support (a crime) by active assistance (abet a burglary). See AID AND ABET. Cf. INCITE. [Cases: Criminal Law 59(5). C.J.S. Criminal Law §§ 133, 135, 998–999.] — abetment, n.


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