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abetment|əˈbɛtmənt|
[ad. Anglo-Fr. abetement, abettement (not found in continental Fr.), n. of action, f. abeter: see abet. The var. anbetment arose from conf. of the prefix with Eng. a-:—an-.]
1. The action or fact of abetting; instigation, encouragement.
a. Usually of an offence.
c1380Sir Ferumb. 2364 Þanne schal heo beo for-brent, For hure couyne to-ward þat route? & hure anbettyment. 1461Paston Lett. 430, II. 76 The abbettement and steryng of sum ille dysposed persones. 1538Fitzherbert Just. Pea. (1538) 136 b, Found gyltie of any abbetment, counsaylynge, helpinge or maynteyninge of or to any suche felonies. 1768Blackstone Comm. IV. 36 The very advice and abetment amount to principal treason. 1816Scott Old Mort. 65 The recusancy of Cuddie Headrigg the ploughman, and the abetment which he had received from his mother. 1878Daily News 26 Sept. 6/1 When I say fomented, I mean that the abetment is of an indirect character, passive rather than active.
†b. Formerly in a more general sense: encouragement, countenance, aid. Obs.
c1535Sir T. More Debellacion of Salem & Byzance Wks. (1557) 1019/1 He neither seeth nor assigneth so much as any assembly about them, or promise or abetment to procure and pursue them. a1677Barrow Sermons II. xx. 279 (1683) Never hardly any eminent Person appeared with a pretence of coming from God..without God's visible interposal and abetment.
†2. Deception. Cf. abet n. Obs.
1586J. Ferne Blazon of Gentrie 330 Such men which by fraude or abetment shall go about to stop or rather to preuent the ordinance of lawes.
†3. A bet, betting. Obs.
1615Bp. Hall Contemp. viii. (1628) 975 As some skilfull player loses on purpose..to draw on the more abetments. |