abettor
/əˈbɛtər/
noun
- A person who encourages or helps someone to commit a crime or do something wrong. (Same meaning as 'abetter'; used especially in legal contexts.)
- The prosecutor proved that the abettor knew about the plan.
- In law, an abettor is equally guilty as the person who commits the crime.
- The abettor was sentenced to two years in prison.
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