noun
- the act of abetting; assistance or encouragement given to someone in the commission of a crime or wrongdoing
Usage: legal term; formal
Examples
- The defendant was charged with abettal of the robbery.
- Her abettal in the scheme made her equally guilty under the law.
- The court found evidence of abettal by the accomplice.
- Abettal of a crime can result in serious criminal penalties.
- The prosecutor argued that silence constituted abettal of the fraud.