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also abetter
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as in accomplice
one associated with another in wrongdoing
the man who drove the getaway car in the bank robbery was arrested as an aider and abettor
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2
as in supporter
someone associated with another to give assistance or moral support
without all the neighborhood kids as abettors, I would never have gotten all my chickens back in their coop
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Noun
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But Deputy Attorney General Meredith White said that those definitions were irrelevant, because they were only meant to apply in cases where there was more than one perpetrator present, and one was the actual killer and the other was an accomplice.—
Sharon Bernstein,
Sacramento Bee,
6 Feb. 2025 -
Steven Nelson, who confessed to participating in the robbery but claimed his accomplices committed the murder, is scheduled to be executed for Dobson's death.—
James Powel,
USA TODAY,
4 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Still, some Trump supporters are eager for a tougher approach.—
Joel Rose,
NPR,
8 Feb. 2025
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There was an obvious divide between passionate objectors and supporters, according to voters who were a part of the discussion.—
Pat Leonard,
New York Daily News,
7 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Jurors have to consider 23 counts against Madigan alleging an array of schemes to enrich his political allies and line his pockets.—
Ray Long,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Feb. 2025
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Trump and his billionaire ally Elon Musk have targeted USAID in particular, saying its work is out of line with Trump’s agenda.—
Ellen Knickmeyer,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2025
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“Abettor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abettor. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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