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Discover LudwigThe phrase "abetted in" is correct and usable in written English.
It is typically used in legal or formal contexts to indicate that someone has assisted or aided another person in committing a crime or wrongdoing.
Example: "He was charged with being abetted in the robbery by his accomplices."
Alternatives: "aided in" or "assisted in".
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Second, the bond raters, accountants, lawyers, regulators, lobbyists, and politicians who aided and abetted in this shell game.
Mitsubishi's comeback was abetted in large part by Boeing's outsourcing more of its aircraft manufacture to overseas suppliers.
He is aided and abetted in his duplicity by his trusty manservant Tranio, played by Jon Barker.
They have been aided and abetted in their attempt to terminate Miliband's political career by citing criticisms from a range of Labour MPs.
In the course of one fair and square taunt after another, Hirst surely marvels at what he is abetted in getting away with.
Wong was aided and abetted in what seems to have been a nearly lifelong buying spree by his mother, Florence Wong Fie.
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And he was, by all accounts, aiding and abetting — in exchange for diamonds — Sierra Leone's R.U.F.
Steve was sent to Medomsley for "aiding and abetting in stealing a car".
The 77-year-old republican veteran denies charges of aiding and abetting in the McConville murder.
The subsidiary, incorporated in Nigeria, was accused of aiding and abetting in atrocities by Nigerian military and police forces against Ogoni villagers.
Blumenthal added: "The Republican majority in the United States Senate is aiding and abetting in the destruction of the United States supreme court and the rule of law.
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