aid and abet

== English == === Etymology === From aid (“to provide support to, assist, help”) + and + abet (“to assist or encourage by aid or countenance in crime, incite”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA(key): /ˌeɪd‿n̩ əˈbɛt/ Rhymes: -ɛt === Verb === aid and abet (third-person singular simple present aids and abets, present participle aiding and abetting, simple past and past participle aided and abetted) (criminal law, also by extension in other contexts) (transitive) To assist (someone) in an illegal act as an accessory or accomplice. To assist someone in (an illegal act) as an accessory or accomplice. (intransitive) To be an accessory or accomplice to someone in an illegal act. ==== Derived terms ==== aider and abettor ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === aiding and abetting on Wikipedia.Wikipedia aid and comfort on Wikipedia.Wikipedia “to aid and abet, phrase” under “aid, v.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, December 2022. “aiding and abetting, idiom”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.