aid and abet

To assist someone, usually in a mischievous or illegal activity. Gary was arrested and charged with aiding and abetting the jewelry thief. I know other kids aided and abetted Paul in egging our house—he's just the only one who got caught.

aid and abet someone

Cliché to help someone; to incite someone to do something, possibly something that is wrong. (Originally a legal phrase.) He was scolded for aiding and abetting the boys who were fighting.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Raisa (2)	-	Yiddish
Chouko	cho:-ko	Japanese
Terho	TER-ho	Finnish
Archembald	-	Ancient Germanic
SemİH	-	Turkish
Agnieszka	ahg-NYESH-kah	Polish