Phrase info Antonyms

aid and abet

Speech parts

1. aid and abet - Verb

2. aid and abet - Phrase

Meaning

(transitive)
To assist (someone) in an illegal act as an accessory or accomplice.
A bank employee was accused of aiding and abetting the gang of robbers.

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.

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Examples

I don't judge people. I don't even judge people on 'The Voice.' I'm a coach. I'm there for constructive criticism and to aid and abet and discover new talent. Cee Lo Green

All of the men are being charged with counts of conspiracy to commit and aid and abet computer hacking while Firoozi has an additional charge tacked on for obtaining and aiding and abetting unauthorized access to a protected computer. Source: Internet

Risks are both growing and spreading to other governments through new private sector companies that aid and abet nation-state attackers. Source: Internet

Does any one say that the red clover has no reproductive system because the humble bee and the humble bee only must aid and abet it before it can reproduce? Source: Internet

By their active participation in the tyrannical system or their silence, they aid and abet tyranny and injustice where they could have helped neutralize these negative forces from the lives of their peoples. Source: Internet

Two out of three judges find that defendants did not aid and abet crimes by paramilitaries in Croatian and Bosnian wars. Source: Internet

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