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“aided and abetted”
aid and abet (verb), aids and abets; aided and abetted; aiding and abetting
To help a person, or people, commit a crime.
This is considered to be a lawyer redundancy since abet means the same thing as aid, which lends credence to the old rumor that lawyers used to be paid by the word as illustrated by the statements shown below.
To help, assist, or to facilitate the commission of a crime, to promote the accomplishment thereof, to help in advancing or bringing it about, or to encourage, counsel, or to incite as to its commission.
It comprehends all assistance rendered by words, acts, encouragement, support, or presence, actual or constructive, to render assistance if necessary.
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English Words in Action, Group A +
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