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Definitions for Abetment
[1] to encourage, support, or countenance by aid or approval, usually in wrongdoing: to abet a swindler; to abet a crime.
[2] (tr) to assist or encourage, esp in crime or wrongdoing
Words related to Abetment
abetsupport, assist, encouragement, hand, succor, relief, endorsement, aid, assistance
Words nearby Abetment
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Origin of Abetment
1275–1325; Middle English abette (whence Old French abeter, unless perhaps the latter, of Germanic orig., be the source for the ME), Old English *ābǣtan to hound on, equivalent to ā- a-3 + bǣtan to bait, akin to bite
Other words from Abetment
a·bet·ment , a·bet·tal , noun
un·a·bet·ted , adjective
un·a·bet·ting , adjective
Word origin for Abetment
C14: from Old French abeter to lure on, entice, from beter to bait
Synonyms for Abetment
aid, assist, assistance, encouragement, endorsement, hand, relief, succor, support