abetment

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a·bet

 (ə-bĕt′)
tr.v. a·bet·ted, a·bet·ting, a·bets
1. To approve, encourage, and support (an action or a plan of action); urge and help on.
2. To urge, encourage, or help (a person): abetted the thief in robbing the bank.
[Middle English abetten, from Old French abeter, to entice : a-, to (from Latin ad-; see ad-) + beter, to bait; see bheid- in Indo-European roots.]
a·bet′ment n.
a·bet′tor, a·bet′ter n.
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abetment, abettal

the act of abetting or inciting another to commit a crime. — abettor, abetter, n.
See also: Aid
the act of abetting or inciting another to commit a crime. — abettor, abetter, n.
See also: Crime
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.abetment - the verbal act of urging onabetment - the verbal act of urging on    
abettal, instigation
encouragement - the expression of approval and support
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abetment

noun
The act or an instance of helping:
aid, assist, assistance, hand, help, relief, succor, support.
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Translations
incitation

abetment

[əˈbetmənt] N → incitación f, instigación f (Jur) → complicidad f
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abetment

, abettal
n
(= support) → Hilfe f, → Unterstützung f
(Jur) → Beihilfe f, → Vorschub m
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According to the prosecution, Muhammad Amir of urban area Sargodha with the abetment of Muhammad Yar had injured his rival Muhammad Tariq over a petty issue some times ago.
Accused convicted for injuring man
In another incident, Shakeel along with the abetment of Huzaifa, Sher Azam and Zar Badshaw allegedly shot dead their rival Muhammad Shoaib (22) of Korangiwala village and injured a pedestrian Mureed Hussain at Kutchery Bazaar.
Two shot dead in separate incidents
In defence, the lawyers representing the accused dismissed the charge of abetment of suicide and told the court that the three were not aware of Tadvi's caste.
Mumbai doctor suicide: Post-mortem report reveals ligature mark on neck
The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) had booked Mr Jillani under Sections 500 (defamation), 109 (abetment) and 34 (common intention) of the Pakistan Penal Code read with Sections 10-A (cyber terrorism), 11 (hate speech) and 20 (offences against dignity of a natural person) of the Pakistan Electronic Crime Act (Peca), 2016.
Cyber terror case against journalist cancelled: lawyer
He became wanted only when he was found involved in murders or abetment of murders of several individuals.
Court grants bail to Abid Boxer in all ten cases
He became wanted only when he was found involved in murders or abetment of murders of several individuals.In 2002, Abid Boxer made stage artist Nargis the victim of his high-handed violence.
Lahore court grants bail to Abid Boxer in all ten cases
Police said the accused had killed three persons with the abetment of factory workers over moneyand business row.
Accused of triple murder case arrested
It also included sections 500 (punishment for defamation), 501 (printing or engraving matter known to be defamatory), 505 (II) (statements conducing to public mischief), 228 (intentional insult or interruption to public servant sitting in judicial proceeding), 121 (waging or attempting to wage war or abetting waging of war against the state) and 109 (punishment of abetment if act abetted in consequence and where no express provision is made for its punishment) of the Pakistan Penal Code.
ATC indicts former senator Abidi over contemptuous remarks against CJP
Husnain with the abetment of seven others stormed into
Property dispute claims life
In this context, the family members of the other party to the marriage would automatically be charged under abetment in forced marriages.
Forced marriage
On October 10, theformer senator was detainedafter he appeared before the Supreme Court in a case registered under section 780-A involving abetment, terrorism charges on complaint of assistant sub-inspector of police (ASI) Shaukat Abbasi.
Faisal Raza Abidi sent to Adiala jail on judicial remand
His daughter Maryam Nawaz was given 7 years jail term for abetment, and her husband Captain (retd) Safdar was awarded one year for non-cooperation with the anti-graft authority.
Nawaz, Maryam to be arrested at Lahore airport: home minister
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