(chiefly law) The act of abetting or assisting in a crime, wrongdoing etc. / Encouragement or assistance.

plural of abetment

(obsolete, transitive) To urge on, stimulate (a person to do) something desirable. / (transitive) To incite; to assist or encourage by aid or countenance in crime.

(obsolete) Fraud or cunning. / (obsolete) An act of abetting; of helping; of giving aid.

simple past tense and past participle of abet

present participle of abet

The act of one who abets.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of abet

plural of abet

plural of abetting