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abet

verb as in assist, help in wrongdoing

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At a trial this summer, the jury found that Geragos aided and abetted Avenatti and ultimately breached his duties as a lawyer, but the panel determined that Franklin was not substantially harmed by Geragos.

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Wiggins also highlighted the role the GOP has played in aiding and abetting the loss of American prestige and power on the world stage.

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He has taken his “right to do anything I want” to previously unimagined lengths — and the Republican establishment, particularly congressional and state leaders, are aiding and abetting his attacks.

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Prosperity came fast, abetted by advancing technologies that controlled nature, employed thousands and turned the dreams of some into a reality for many — but not all.

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Ong faces up to two years in jail for abetting a public servant in obtaining gifts, while the maximum jail term he faces for the abetment of obstruction of justice is seven years.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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