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aid and abet

VERB
assist in breaking law
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"And I'm not going to aid and abet them in their efforts to do that."

From BBC Nov. 17, 2025

“The question is whether we use our federal resources as a city to aid and abet that deportation,” Blumenfield said.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 22, 2025

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 Mar. 27, 2023

And he urged Congress to create criminal penalties for government officials who aid and abet releases.

From Washington Times Dec. 19, 2022

Oh yes, there were plenty to aid and abet him; even he could not have held a horse race without someone to race against.

From "Absalom, Absalom!" by William Faulkner



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