aiding and abetting
idiom
formal
: helping and encouraging
She is charged with aiding and abetting the thief in his getaway.
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The sheriff threatens to arrest Morticia on account of aiding and abetting a murderer, but Gomez points out that these clowns (the cops) abandoned Nevermore to protect Normies at Pilgrim World.
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Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2025
To get around the constitutional roadblock, which the order acknowledges, Trump instead directs government attorneys to aggressively charge flag burners with other crimes, such as destruction of property, disorderly conduct, aiding and abetting, and local open burning restrictions.
—Devin Dwyer, ABC News, 25 Aug. 2025
She is also charged with one count of allowing Kight to drive the boat while impaired resulting in injury and death, and one count of aiding and abetting Kight in boating while impaired.
—Kc Baker, People.com, 13 Aug. 2025
According to a press release from Ellison’s office, a jury found Yusuf guilty of six counts of aiding and abetting theft by swindle.
—Kristi Miller, Twin Cities, 12 Aug. 2025
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Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2025
To get around the constitutional roadblock, which the order acknowledges, Trump instead directs government attorneys to aggressively charge flag burners with other crimes, such as destruction of property, disorderly conduct, aiding and abetting, and local open burning restrictions.
—Devin Dwyer, ABC News, 25 Aug. 2025
She is also charged with one count of allowing Kight to drive the boat while impaired resulting in injury and death, and one count of aiding and abetting Kight in boating while impaired.
—Kc Baker, People.com, 13 Aug. 2025
According to a press release from Ellison’s office, a jury found Yusuf guilty of six counts of aiding and abetting theft by swindle.
—Kristi Miller, Twin Cities, 12 Aug. 2025
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“Aiding and abetting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aiding%20and%20abetting. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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