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What (who) is Abetment - definition
Abetment
·noun The act of abetting; as, an abetment of treason, crime, ·etc.
abet
NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION
Accreditation Board of Engineering & Technology; Accreditation Board of Engineering and Technology; Accreditation board for engineering and technology; Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology; ABET, Inc.; ABET Inc.; ABET Inc; Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, Inc.
[?'b?t]
¦ verb (abets, abetting, abetted) (usu. in phr. aid and abet) encourage or assist (someone) to do something wrong, in particular to commit a crime.
Derivatives
abetment noun
abetter (also abettor) noun
Origin
ME: from OFr. abeter, from a- (from L. ad 'to, at') + beter 'hound, urge on'.
abet
NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION
Accreditation Board of Engineering & Technology; Accreditation Board of Engineering and Technology; Accreditation board for engineering and technology; Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology; ABET, Inc.; ABET Inc.; ABET Inc; Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, Inc.
(abets, abetting, abetted)
If one person abets another, they help or encourage them to do something criminal or wrong. Abet is often used in the legal expression 'aid and abet'. (LEGAL FORMAL)
His wife was sentenced to seven years imprisonment for aiding and abetting him...
VERB: V n
Examples of use of Abetment
1. Four of the 14 accused are charged with raping Ms Mai while the rest are booked for abetment.
2. She was charged with abetment to extort and conspiracy to extort and released Friday on $40,000 bail, according to Assistant Superintendent of Police Loretta Mackey.
3. So far, 28 people, including five policemen, have been handed jail terms ranging from three years to life and fines for abetment.
4. It has so far punished '2 of them, mostly with varying jail terms and fines for crimes such as conspiracy, abetment and illegal possession of arms.
5. Those served the show cause notice have been allegedly abetting violations under Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA). Under FEMA, abetment is also construed as violation of the Act.