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 suspect's mother, Rosalie Lynn Morris, 59, was charged with aiding and abetting in first-degree murder, and aiding and abetting in the destruction, alteration or concealment of evidence.
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Christine Pelisek, Peoplemag, 23 July 2024
Finally, in May 1996, Rogge learned the FBI planned to bring in not just him, but Judy, for aiding and abetting a fugitive all those years.
—thehustle.co, 14 June 2024
Almog Meir Jan, one of four hostages from the Gaza Strip rescued in a daring raid by Israeli security forces, filed suit on July 9th against a U.S. nonprofit for employing the Arab journalist who held him captive, thereby aiding and abetting Hamas’s crimes.
—David Isaac, Sun Sentinel, 11 July 2024
Court records show that Jordan Duncan, 29, of Boise, pleaded guilty in North Carolina to aiding and abetting the manufacturing of a firearm in the wide-ranging case.
—Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 26 June 2024
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Christine Pelisek, Peoplemag, 23 July 2024
Finally, in May 1996, Rogge learned the FBI planned to bring in not just him, but Judy, for aiding and abetting a fugitive all those years.
—thehustle.co, 14 June 2024
Almog Meir Jan, one of four hostages from the Gaza Strip rescued in a daring raid by Israeli security forces, filed suit on July 9th against a U.S. nonprofit for employing the Arab journalist who held him captive, thereby aiding and abetting Hamas’s crimes.
—David Isaac, Sun Sentinel, 11 July 2024
Court records show that Jordan Duncan, 29, of Boise, pleaded guilty in North Carolina to aiding and abetting the manufacturing of a firearm in the wide-ranging case.
—Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 26 June 2024
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“Aiding and abetting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aiding%20and%20abetting. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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