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abettor

Criminal Law

One who encourages or incites, persuades or sets another on to commit a crime. Such a person is either a principal or, an accessory to the crime. When present, aiding, where a felony is committed, he is guilty as principal in the second degree; when absent, "he is merely an accessory.

Source : Bouvier 1856

Language : English

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