MLchartDataset catalogue

Aid and abet

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-000452

To assist, encourage, or incite another person to commit a crime. An individual who aids and abets is typically held equally culpable as the principal perpetrator, even if they did not directly commit the criminal act. This concept is central to accomplice liability in criminal law.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-000452
FieldLaw
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-LAW-000452",
  "term": "Aid and abet",
  "field": "Law",
  "definition": "To assist, encourage, or incite another person to commit a crime. An individual who aids and abets is typically held equally culpable as the principal perpetrator, even if they did not directly commit the criminal act. This concept is central to accomplice liability in criminal law.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/aid-and-abet/"
}

Record 225 of 5,445 in Law terminology (MLC-0107). Request the full dataset.