Abet (verb)
[uh–bet] / əˈbɛt/
Meaning: to support someone in doing something wrong.
John committed a murder and police are looking for him. David is John’s friend, he is letting John hide in his house. In this case, John committed the crime and David is helping him, so he is abetting him. When the police find out, both will be arrested, John for murder and David for abetting.
More examples using Abet:
- Tom abetted his cousin in stealing the motorbike.
- The lawyer abetted the company’s employees in committing fraud.
- Not only the crime, but abetment is also punishable under law.
- The CFO was arrested for embezzling company’s money. Later it was found that the CEO abetted him.
Other forms of Abet:
Abetment, Abettal (noun)
Abetted, Abetting (verb)
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