aiding and abetting
idiom
formal
: helping and encouraging
She is charged with aiding and abetting the thief in his getaway.
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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.
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Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 14 Oct. 2025
Connor Miller, 22, of Richardson, pleaded guilty in May to aiding and abetting the distribution of fentanyl.
—Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 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
Jurors found Mingo guilty of pulling the trigger in the killings of Jungwirth and Reyes-Jungwirth and aiding and abetting in the murder of Estrada.
—Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 11 Sep. 2025
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Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 14 Oct. 2025
Connor Miller, 22, of Richardson, pleaded guilty in May to aiding and abetting the distribution of fentanyl.
—Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 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
Jurors found Mingo guilty of pulling the trigger in the killings of Jungwirth and Reyes-Jungwirth and aiding and abetting in the murder of Estrada.
—Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 11 Sep. 2025
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“Aiding and abetting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aiding%20and%20abetting. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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