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Definition of abetment:

The act of abetting; as, an abetment of treason, crime, etc.

Synonyms:

backing, help, leg up, relief, support, abettal, boost, assist, hand, succor, aid, lift, assistance, fomentation, helping hand, instigation.

Usage examples:

Mrs. Jett, to the slight aid and abetment of one of her two rolls, stopped right there; Mr. Jett plunging on into choice- of- The second roll Mrs. Jett usually carried away with her from the table.

- "The Vertical City", Fannie Hurst.
In his commission charged with the construction of an instrument to indicate accurately the course of a vessel, the German knight Martin Behaim was assisted by Jews- astronomers, metaphysicians, and physicians- chief among them Joseph Vecinho, distinguished for his part in the designing of the artificial globe, and Pedro di Carvallho, navigator, whose claim to praise rests upon his improvement of Leib's Astrologium, and to censure, upon his abetment of the king when he refused the request of the bold Genoese Columbus to fit out a squadron for the discovery of wholly unknown lands.

- "Jewish Literature and Other Essays", Gustav Karpeles.
White Ann evidently considered this a sign of abetment, for she plunged and reared and cast fiery looks of scorn at her pseudo rival.

- "The Heritage of the Hills", Arthur P. Hankins.