abet
Example Sentences
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Under common law, liability for “aiding and abetting” is reserved for parties that consciously induce or assist wrongdoing.
That came to a head after the 2008 crisis when the agencies were accused of abetting unscrupulous Wall Street banks in peddling toxic securities in order to keep their business.
From New York Times
Code, Section 2 against representatives, senators and gun lobbyists who are aiding and abetting the commission of these tragedies.
From Washington Post
Instead, the words “encourage and induce” in the law should be read more like intentionally seeking to aid and abet a crime, Fletcher said.
From Washington Post
“I know of no other statute where the aiding and abetting punishment, or the solicitation punishment, is greater than the punishment we’re giving the person who’s going to commit the crime.”
From Washington Times
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