aiding and abetting

idiom

formal

: helping and encouraging

She is charged with aiding and abetting the thief in his getaway.

Examples of aiding and abetting in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The family wants Contra Costa District Attorney Diana Becton to review the case again and has focused their attention on Jones’ mother, who was arrested in May 2022 but not charged with aiding and abetting her son. —Judith Prieve, The Mercury News, 3 Apr. 2024

Ezekiel Mayweather was charged with aiding and abetting a murder, the state’s attorney’s office says. —Liam Quinn, Peoplemag, 14 Mar. 2024

The federal criminal complaint charges Williams and Groves together with one count of conspiracy to make false statements in the acquisition of firearms and one count of aiding and abetting making false statements in the acquisition of firearms. —Minnah Arshad, USA TODAY, 14 Mar. 2024

The criminal complaint charged Williams and Groves together with one count of conspiracy to make false statements in the acquisition of firearms and one count of aiding and abetting making false statements in the acquisition of firearms. —Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 13 Mar. 2024

The lawsuit brings claims for discrimination, retaliation and aiding and abetting. —Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Mar. 2024

Sarah Petersen is due in court April 1 on 16 felony charges, including aiding and abetting and trying to take responsibility for a crime. —Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 4 Mar. 2024

Mayor Scott Robertson, 67, and Jacob Robertson, 46, face two felonies related to unlawful cultivation of cannabis plants and two felonies related to aiding and abetting and conspiracy in Faribault County District Court. —Brian Arola, Twin Cities, 13 Feb. 2024

Yet, there is a special place in hell for the US administration—the only power that could unilaterally halt the genocide—which has instead ramped up its decades-long policy of aiding and abetting. —Hazlitt, 6 Mar. 2024