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abettor 中文解釋 wordnet sense Collocation Usage Collins Definition
  1. one who helps or encourages or incites another
  2. Abettor (from to abet, Old French abeter, á and beter, to bait, urge dogs upon any one; this word is probably of Scandinavian origin, meaning to cause to bite), is a law term implying one who instigates, encourages or assists another to commit an offence.
  3. A variant spelling of abetter to be preferred in legal documents
  4. A person abets an offence, who abets either the commission of an offence, or the commission of an act which would be an offence, if committed by a person capable by law of committing an offence with the same intention or knowledge as that of the abettor. (S 108) [Indian Penal Code, 1860]
  5. One who commands, advises, instigates, or encourages another to commit a crime. A person who, being present, incites another to commit a crime, and thus becomes a principal. ...