Aid and abet
Definition
To assist someone in committing or encourage someone to commit a crime. Generally, an aider and abettor is criminally liable to the same extent as the principal. Also called "aid or abet" and "counsel and procure."
Illustrative caselaw
See, e.g. Stoneridge Inv. Partners, LLC, v. Scientific-Atlanta, Inc. 552 U.S. 148 (2008).
See also
Definition from Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary
To help someone else commit a crime. An aider and abettor is a helper who is present at a crime scene but in a passive role, such as acting as a lookout. In most situations, an aider and abettor faces the same punishment as the perpetrator of the crime.
Definition provided by Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary.
August 19, 2010, 5:11 pm
