aiding and abetting

idiom

formal
: helping and encouraging
She is charged with aiding and abetting the thief in his getaway.

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Leiva Aquino is charged with two counts of aiding and abetting theft by swindle. Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 5 Nov. 2025 Hunter agreed to plead guilty to one count of aiding and abetting wire fraud. Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 15 Oct. 2025 Miles, who is accused of aiding and abetting Davis by giving him the gun used to kill Harris, faces a capital murder trial in December. Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 14 Oct. 2025 David Finnerty, 49, was found guilty of aiding and abetting the filing of a false arrest report in connection with another Transit Police officer’s beating of a homeless man at the Ashmont T station. Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 22 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for aiding and abetting

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“Aiding and abetting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aiding%20and%20abetting. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.

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