abetment
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]First attested from 1350 to 1470,[1] from Middle English abettement, from Anglo-Norman, from Old French abeter + -ment. See abet.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]abetment (countable and uncountable, plural abetments)
- (chiefly law) The act of abetting or assisting in a crime, wrongdoing etc. [from 14th c.]
- Encouragement or assistance. [from 16th c.]
Translations
[edit]act of abetting a crime
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References
[edit]- ^ Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief, William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “abetment”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 4.
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