ABETMENT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does abetment mean? 

• ABETMENT (noun)
  The noun ABETMENT has 1 sense:

1. the verbal act of urging on

  Familiarity information: ABETMENT used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ABETMENT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The verbal act of urging on

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

abetment; abettal; instigation

Hypernyms ("abetment" is a kind of...):

encouragement (the expression of approval and support)

Derivation:

abet (assist or encourage, usually in some wrongdoing)