Meanings
nounabetment (countable and uncountable, plural abetments)
plural abetments
- countableuncountablelawThe act of abetting or assisting in a crime, wrongdoing etc.First known use 14th c.
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Origin
- Old Frenchabeter
- Middle Englishabettement
- Englishabetment
First attested from 1350 to 1470, from Middle English abettement, from Anglo-Norman, from Old French abeter + -ment. See abet.
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Dutch ophitsing, aanstoken
- ophitsingact of abetting a crime
- aanstokenact of abetting a crime
Finnish avunanto
- avunantoact of abetting a crime
German Beihilfe, Gehilfenschaft
- Beihilfeact of abetting a crime
- Gehilfenschaftact of abetting a crime
Hindi दुष्प्रेरण
- दुष्प्रेरण (duṣpreraṇ)act of abetting a crime
Indonesian sekongkol
- sekongkolact of abetting a crime
Malay persubahatan
- persubahatanact of abetting a crime
Tamil உடந்தை
- உடந்தை (uṭantai)act of abetting a crime
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APA
abetment. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abetment
MLA
“abetment.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abetment. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “abetment,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abetment.
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