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
Hatty	HAT-ee	English
Ritchie	['ritʃi]
Beatriu	-	Catalan
Vulcan	VUL-kən (English)	Roman Mythology
Rebekka	re-BE-kah (German), RE-bek-kah (Finnish)	German, Dutch, Danish, Norwegian, Icelandic, Faroese, Finnish, Biblical Greek
Joachim	zho-a-KEEM (French), YO-ah-khim (German), yo-AH-khim (German), yaw-AH-kheem (Polish), JO-ə-kim (English)	French, German, Polish, Judeo-Christian Legend