abetment

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English

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Etymology

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First attested from 1350 to 1470,[1] from Middle English abettement, from Anglo-Norman, from Old French abeter + -ment. See abet.

Pronunciation

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  • (US) IPA(key): /əˈbɛt.mənt/
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Noun

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abetment (countable and uncountable, plural abetments)

  1. (chiefly law) The act of abetting or assisting in a crime, wrongdoing etc. [from 14th c.]
  2. Encouragement or assistance. [from 16th c.]

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References

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  1. ^ Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief, William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “abetment”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 4.

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