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 aim would be to have the AI be astute enough not to fall into the hands of aiding and abetting criminals.
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Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 30 July 2025
According to the 2023 federal indictment, Moore and his co-defendants faced up to 35 years in prison on charges including conspiracy to defraud the United States, conspiracy to convert government property, and aiding and abetting those efforts.
—Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 July 2025
In 2023, Moore and three co-defendants were charged with conspiracy to defraud the United States; conspiracy to convert, sell, convey, and dispose of government property; and the conversion, sale, conveyance, and disposal of government property and aiding and abetting.
—David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 12 July 2025
The Hennepin County Attorney’s Office charged Hill-Turnipseed on Wednesday with aiding and abetting murder and other counts in the Boom Island shooting, in which 23-year-old Stageina Whiting was killed.
—Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 11 July 2025
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Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 30 July 2025
According to the 2023 federal indictment, Moore and his co-defendants faced up to 35 years in prison on charges including conspiracy to defraud the United States, conspiracy to convert government property, and aiding and abetting those efforts.
—Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 July 2025
In 2023, Moore and three co-defendants were charged with conspiracy to defraud the United States; conspiracy to convert, sell, convey, and dispose of government property; and the conversion, sale, conveyance, and disposal of government property and aiding and abetting.
—David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 12 July 2025
The Hennepin County Attorney’s Office charged Hill-Turnipseed on Wednesday with aiding and abetting murder and other counts in the Boom Island shooting, in which 23-year-old Stageina Whiting was killed.
—Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 11 July 2025
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