abettor
/əˈbet.ər/ (bre, ipa) · /əˈbet̬.ɚ/ (ame, ipa) · /ə-ˈbe-tər also a-/ (ame, mw)
abettor — 名詞
- abettorsingular
- abettorsplural
1. a person who knowingly gives help or encouragement to someone else who is commit
幫助犯
協助或鼓勵他人犯罪的人
a person who knowingly gives help or encouragement to someone else who is committing a crime or other wrongful act
Mr. Okonkwo acted as an abettor by driving the getaway car for the thieves.
Okonkwo 先生為竊賊駕駛逃亡車輛，因而構成幫助犯。
collocation: act as an abettor
The court found that Mei was an abettor because she hid the stolen money in her flat.
法院認定 Mei 是幫助犯，因為她把贓款藏在自己公寓裡。
The police arrested Dmitri as an abettor for helping the thief slip through a back alley.
警方以幫助犯身分逮捕 Dmitri，因為他協助小偷從後巷逃走。
Yara was convicted as an abettor for giving her cousin the alarm code to the jewellery shop.
Yara 因將珠寶店的警報密碼交給表弟而被以幫助犯定罪。
Fatima was charged as an abettor after she destroyed messages that proved the fraud.
Fatima 因銷毀能證明詐騙的訊息而被以幫助犯起訴。
- accomplice
broader term for any partner in crime; may include people present during the act
- accessory
legal term for someone who helps before or after a crime but is absent during it; very close to 'abettor' in formal use
- conspirator
someone who agrees with others to commit a crime; the agreement itself is the offence, even if nothing is carried out
文法句型
act/charge/convict + as + an abettor
an abettor + of + crime
用法筆記
Used almost exclusively in legal language. The related verb phrase is 'aid and abet'; an abettor is the person who does the abetting. Distinguish from 'accomplice,' which can cover anyone who takes part in a crime and does not imply a behind-the-scenes role.