Abettor

also abetter

noun

A person who helps: aid, attendant, help, helper, reliever, succorer. See help/harm/harmless.

This entry contains information applicable to United States law only.

One who commands, advises, instigates, or encourages another to commit a crime. A person who, being present, incites another to commit a crime, and thus becomes a principal. To be an abettor, the accused must have instigated or advised the commission of a crime or been present for the purpose of assisting in its commission; he or she must share criminal intent with which the crime was committed.

A person who lends a friend a car for use in a robbery is an abettor even though he or she is not present when the robbery takes place. An abettor is not the chief actor, the principal, in the commission of a crime but must share the principal's criminal intent in order to be prosecuted for the same crime.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: one who helps or encourages or incites another
  Synonym: abetter

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - meddelagtig, medskyldig

Nederlands (Dutch)
medeplichtige, opruier

Français (French)
n. - complice

Deutsch (German)
n. - (Helfers)helfer, Mittäter, Mitwisser

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - υποκινητής, ηθικός αυτουργός

Italiano (Italian)
favoreggiatore, complice, correo, complice

Português (Portuguese)
n. - incentivador (m), incitador, provocador

Русский (Russian)
соумышленник, соучастник, пособник

Español (Spanish)
n. - cómplice, instigador

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - uppviglare

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
帮助者, 教唆犯, 煽动者

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 幫助者, 教唆犯, 煽動者

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 선동자

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 扇動者

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) محرض, مغري‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮עוזר, מסייע, מעודד‬

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