Legal Definition and Related Resources of Abettor
Meaning of Abettor
One who commands, advises, instigates or encourages another to commit a crime .
Abettor Alternative Definition
An instigator, or setter on; one that promotes, procures, or assists in, the commission of a crime; a principal in the second degree. The distinction between abettors and accessaries is the presence or absence at the commission of the crime. Co. Litt. 475; 81 111. 333 ; 44 Iowa, 104. Presence and participation are necessary to constitute a person an abettor. 4 Sharswood, Bl. Comm. 33; 1 Hall (N. Y.) 446; Russ. & R. 99; 9 Bing. N. C. 440; 13 Mo. 382; 1 Wis. 159; 10 Pick. (Mass.) 477.
Synonyms of Abettor
noun
- accessory
- accomplice
- accomplice in crime
- actuator
- adjutant
- advocate
- aide
- aider
- assistant
- associate
- auxiliary
- backer
- coadjutor
- collaborator
- confederate
- conspirator
- cooperator
- encourager
- exponent
- favorer
- fomentor
- helper
- henchman
- impeller
- inducer
- inspirer
- instigator
- mainstay
- maintainer
- motivator
- particeps criminis
- patron
- promoter
- prompter
- protagonist
- second
- support
- supporter
- sustainer
- upholder
- Associated Concepts: aiding and abetting
- conspiracy
- renunciation
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