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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

“I can’t continue to aid and abet this broken system,” she added.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 14, 2024

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

“Nor will we aid and abet the people trying to misinform you, the American people, by creating a diversion. Not going to do it.”

From Washington Times Apr. 4, 2017

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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