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What (who) is ABETTER - definition
Abetter
·noun ·Alt. of Abettor.
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.
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¦ 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 ABETTER
1. If someone happens to be very close to [the target], that somebody is an abetter and they suffer the loss.