aid and abet (English, verb)
expansion: aid and abet (third-person singular simple present aids and abets, present participle aiding and abetting, simple past and past participle aided and abetted)
expansion: (criminal law, also by extension in other contexts)
Senses:
topics: law
glosses: To assist (someone) in an illegal act as an accessory or accomplice.
tags: transitive
topics: law
glosses: To assist someone in (an illegal act) as an accessory or accomplice.
tags: transitive
topics: law
glosses: To be an accessory or accomplice to someone in an illegal act.
tags: intransitive
Forms:
form: aids and abets
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: aiding and abetting
tags: participle
present
form: aided and abetted
tags: participle
past
form: aided and abetted
tags: past