- present participle of abet.
abetting
Example Sentences
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Plaintiffs took this as an invitation to shake down U.S. companies for abetting alleged human-rights violations in foreign countries.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 5, 2026
But at the same time he’s abetting the union campaign by parroting their arguments.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 28, 2026
But in five charges, including four related to aiding and abetting, the jury found she had done the acts.
From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026
His wife Lady Eleanor Donaldson, who faces a trial of the facts on mental health grounds, denies five charges related to aiding and abetting.
From BBC ● Jun. 4, 2026
The man who could not be discourteous to a ground- squirrel had sat in the courthouse abetting the cause of grubby-minded little men.
From "Go Set a Watchman: A Novel" by Harper Lee
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