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abettor

[uh-bet-er]

a·bet·tor

[uh-bet-er]
noun
a person who abets.
Also, a·bet·ter.


Origin:
1505–15; < Anglo-French abettour. See abet, -or2
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Abettor is always a great word to know.
So is ort. Does it mean:
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
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abet (əˈbɛt)
 
vb , abets, abetting, abetted
(tr) to assist or encourage, esp in crime or wrongdoing
 
[C14: from Old French abeter to lure on, entice, from beter to bait]
 
a'betment
 
n
 
a'bettal
 
n
 
a'better
 
n
 
a'bettor
 
n

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abettor

in law, a person who becomes equally guilty in the crime of another by knowingly and voluntarily aiding the criminal during the act itself. An abettor is one kind of accomplice (q.v.), the other being an accessory, who aids the criminal prior to or after the crime

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