Aid and abet

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Definition

v. help commit a crime. A lawyer redundancy since abet means aid, which lends credence to the old rumor that lawyers used to be paid by the word.
Context: Used in Criminal Law

Examples

  • In practice, “aid and abet” means help commit a crime. A lawyer redundancy since abet means aid, which lends credence to the old rumor that lawyers used to be paid by the word.