Assist

Legal Definition and Related Resources of Assist

Meaning of Assist

see aid, supra .

Synonyms of Assist

verb

  • abet
  • accommodate
  • act as assistant to
  • administer to
  • afford aid
  • aid
  • avxiliari
  • back
  • be of help
  • be of use
  • come to the aid of
  • cooperate with
  • do a service
  • endorse
  • foster
  • furnish aid
  • further
  • give a hand
  • give aid
  • give support
  • help
  • help along
  • intercede for
  • minister to
  • nurture
  • oblige
  • opitulari
  • participate
  • promote
  • reinforce
  • relieve
  • second
  • serve
  • stand by
  • subserve
  • subsidize
  • subvenire
  • succor
  • supply aid
  • support
  • take part with
  • Associated Concepts: accessory
  • aiding and abetting
  • complicity

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Legal Abbreviations and Acronyms

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Translate Assist from English to Spanish

Translation of Assist, with examples. More about free online translation into Spanish of Ayudar and other legal terms is available here.

Legal Usage of Assist at in English

An European Commission document offers the following explanation about the misused of Assist at:’Assist at’ is archaic in the meaning of ‘attend’.

Example

‘The representative of the Commission as well as other officials and interested agents of the Commission assist at the meetings of the Committee and the working groups28.’

Alternatives

attend, be present at.

Resources

Further Reading

  • David Mellinkoff, “Mellinkoff’s Dictionary of American Legal Usage”, West Publishing Company, 1992
  • Bryan A. Garner, “A Dictionary of Modern Legal Usage”, West Publishing Company, 1995

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