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English Synonyms and Antonyms1.0 / 1 vote

  1. abettor

    Colleague is used always in a good sense, associate and coadjutor generally so; ally, assistant, associate, attendant, companion, helper, either in a good or a bad sense; abetter, accessory, accomplice, confederate, almost always in a bad sense. Ally is oftenest used of national and military matters, or of some other connection regarded as great and important; as, allies of despotism. Colleague is applied to civil and ecclesiastical connections; members of Congress from the same State are colleagues, even though they may be bitter opponents politically and personally. An Associate Justice of the Supreme Court is near in rank to the Chief Justice. A surgeon's assistant is a physician or medical student who shares in the treatment and care of patients; a surgeon's attendant is one who rolls bandages and the like. Follower, henchman, retainer are persons especially devoted to a chief, and generally bound to him by necessity, fee, or reward. Partner has come to denote almost exclusively a business connection. In law, an abettor (the general legal spelling) is always present, either actively or constructively, at the commission of the crime; an accessory never. An accomplice is usually a principal; an accessory never. If present, though only to stand outside and keep watch against surprise, one is an abettor, and not an accessory. At common law, an accessory implies a principal, and can not be convicted until after the conviction of the principal; the accomplice or abettor can be convicted as a principal. Accomplice and abettor have nearly the same meaning, but the former is the popular, the latter more distinctively the legal term. Compare APPENDAGE; AUXILIARY.

    Synonyms:
    abetter, accessory, accomplice, ally, assistant, associate, attendant, coadjutor, colleague, companion, confederate, follower, helper, henchman, participator, partner, retainer

    Antonyms:
    adversary, antagonist, betrayer, chief, commander, enemy, foe, hinderer, instigator, leader, opponent, opposer, principal, rival

    Preposition:
    An accessory to the crime; before or after the fact; the accessories of a figure in a painting.

Princeton's WordNet0.0 / 0 votes

  1. abettor, abetternoun

    one who helps or encourages or incites another

    Synonyms:
    abetter

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Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. abettornoun

    Synonyms:
    assistant, helper, aider, coadjutor, co-operator, ally, auxiliary

  2. abettornoun

    Synonyms:
    advocate, adviser, promoter, instigator

  3. abettornoun

    Synonyms:
    confederate, accomplice, accessory, PARTICEPS CRIMINIS, SOCIUS CRIMINIS

PPDB, the paraphrase database0.0 / 0 votes

  1. List of paraphrases for "abettor":

    instigator

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Translations for abettor

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  • подстрека́телBulgarian
  • Anstifter, AnstifterinGerman
  • cómpliceSpanish
  • avunantaja, yllyttäjäFinnish
  • incitatrice, incitateur, compliceFrench
  • compliceInterlingua
  • istigatore, aizzatore, favoreggiatrice, complice, istigatrice, favoreggiatore, agitatrice, fomentatrice, fiancheggiatrice, fiancheggiatore, aizzatrice, agitatore, fomentatoreItalian
  • 共犯者, 教唆犯, 教唆者Japanese
  • medeplichtige, opstoker, aanstichterDutch
  • cúmplicePortuguese
  • соуча́стник, посо́бница, соо́бщница, соуча́стница, посо́бник, подстрека́тельница, соо́бщник, подстрека́тельRussian
  • medhjälpareSwedish
  • حوصلہ افزائی کرنے والاUrdu

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