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Abettator

Defined in 4 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910), Black's (1891)

The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary

Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922

See "Abettor."

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

Abettor.

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

In Lat.

In old English law. An abettor. Fleta, lib. 2, c. 65, § 7. See Abettor. The distinction between abettors and accessaries is the presence or absence at the commission of the crime. Cowell; Fleta, lib. 1, c. 34. Presence and participation are necessary to constitute a person an abettor. Green v. State, 13 Mo. 382; State v. Teahan, 50 Conn. 92; Connaughty v. State, 1 Wis. 159, 60 Am. Dec. 370.

A Dictionary of Law

Henry Campbell Black · 1891

Lat.

In old English law. An abettor. Fleta, lib. 2, ¢. 65, § 7. See ABETTOR,