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- noun Plural form of
abetter .
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Examples
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As abetters of literary inspiration, dogs clearly rank very low—unless you happen to be John Steinbeck, who took along a canine companion for "Travels With Charley" in 1960.
Writers at Work, Seeking a Spark Elizabeth Lowry 2011
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If the dems were aiders and abetters they pay too.
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BigSis and Messiah are aiders and abetters of criminal behavior.
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Only the SEC can go after aiders and abetters, but they have decided not to in this case.
Andrew Tucker Avorn: John Paulson: Man Behind the Curtain 2010
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Only the SEC can go after aiders and abetters, but they have decided not to in this case.
John Paulson: Man Behind the Curtain Andrew Tucker Avorn 2010
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Thanks to two recent Supreme Court cases, Central Bank of Denver v. First Interstate Bank of Denver and Stoneridge Investment Partners v. Scientific-Atlanta, victims of fraud cannot hold aiders and abetters of securities fraud liable in court.
Andrew Tucker Avorn: John Paulson: Man Behind the Curtain 2010
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If aiders and abetters will be on the hook when fraud is discovered, they are much less likely to participate in it, making fraud less common, less harmful, and allowing victims to recoup their losses.
John Paulson: Man Behind the Curtain Andrew Tucker Avorn 2010
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Thanks to two recent Supreme Court cases, Central Bank of Denver v. First Interstate Bank of Denver and Stoneridge Investment Partners v. Scientific-Atlanta, victims of fraud cannot hold aiders and abetters of securities fraud liable in court.
John Paulson: Man Behind the Curtain Andrew Tucker Avorn 2010
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If aiders and abetters will be on the hook when fraud is discovered, they are much less likely to participate in it, making fraud less common, less harmful, and allowing victims to recoup their losses.
Andrew Tucker Avorn: John Paulson: Man Behind the Curtain 2010
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That makes Huckabee one of those cheese-eating surrender monkey abetters.
Romney: Staying In Race Would Have Abetted Hillary Or Obama Victory -- And "Surrender To Terror" 2009
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