aiding and abetting

phrase

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

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Initially, both men were charged with two counts of kidnapping a federal employee and two counts of aiding and abetting. Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 30 July 2026 Guadian pleaded to four counts of aiding and abetting bringing of aliens without authorization for profit, federal court records show. Natassia Paloma, USA Today, 30 July 2026 Joseph Charles Henrichsen, 49, and Phoenix Henrichsen, 23, appeared in federal court in Sacramento on Monday but did not enter pleas to charges of kidnapping a federal employee and aiding and abetting. Dennis Romero, NBC news, 21 July 2026 Parker’s attorney made a motion for dismissal of a separate count of aiding and abetting first-degree murder while committing a felony, which the judge granted Thursday. Tyler Quattrin, Twin Cities, 6 July 2026 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 4 Aug. 2026.

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