in aid of
idiom
chiefly British
: in order to help (something or someone)
The event is being held in aid of charity.
in aid of refugees
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All three defendants have pleaded not guilty to charges of murder in aid of racketeering.
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Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2025
In July 2022, BSO detectives and federal agents and prosecutors began securing grand jury indictments for murder in aid of racketeering charges for Tirado-Silva, Tovar, Cabrera Granados, Gamez-Melendez, Cruz-Ortiz and Vigil-Benitez.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2025
In addition, Kay Flock was found not guilty of murder in aid of a racketeering enterprise.
—Matthew Strauss, Pitchfork, 24 Mar. 2025
He was acquitted on a charge of murder in aid of racketeering.
—Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 21 Mar. 2025
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Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2025
In July 2022, BSO detectives and federal agents and prosecutors began securing grand jury indictments for murder in aid of racketeering charges for Tirado-Silva, Tovar, Cabrera Granados, Gamez-Melendez, Cruz-Ortiz and Vigil-Benitez.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2025
In addition, Kay Flock was found not guilty of murder in aid of a racketeering enterprise.
—Matthew Strauss, Pitchfork, 24 Mar. 2025
He was acquitted on a charge of murder in aid of racketeering.
—Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 21 Mar. 2025
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“In aid of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20aid%20of. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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