aid and abet in an offence
1abet — v.tr. (abetted, abetting) (usu. in aid and abet) encourage or assist (an offender or offence). Derivatives: abetment n. Etymology: ME f. OF abeter f. agrave to + beter BAIT(1) …
2Accessory (legal term) — For other uses, see Accessory (disambiguation). Criminal law …
3English criminal law — The Old Bailey, a Crown Court centre, is situated on the site of the former bailey of the London wall English criminal law refers to the body of law in the jurisdiction of England and Wales which deals with crimes and their consequences. Criminal …
4Entrapment — is the act of a law enforcement agent in inducing a person to commit an offence which the person would not have, or was unlikely to have, otherwise committed. [ Sloane (1990) 49 A Crim R 270. See also agent provocateur] United StatesThe… …
5Assisted suicide — Detail of The Death of Socrates. A disciple is handing Socrates a goblet of hemlock …
6Legal views of suicide — Suicide has historically been treated as a criminal matter in many parts of the world. Although a person who has successfully committed suicide might be thought to be beyond the reach of the law (since they are dead), there could still be legal… …
7conspiracy — con·spir·a·cy /kən spir ə sē/ n pl cies [Latin conspiratio, from conspirare to conspire see conspire] 1: an agreement between two or more people to commit an act prohibited by law or to commit a lawful act by means prohibited by law; also: the… …
8Northern Ireland law — refers to the legal system of statute and common law operating in Northern Ireland since Northern Ireland was established as a separate jurisdiction within the United Kingdom in 1921. Contents 1 Background 2 Criminal law 2.1 Criminal offences …
9Criminal law — For the 1989 film, see Criminal Law (film). Criminal law, is the body of law that relates to crime. It might be defined as the body of rules that defines conduct that is not allowed because it is held to threaten, harm or endanger the safety and… …
10R v Reed — (Nicholas) [1982] Crim. L.R. 819 is an English criminal law case, dealing with suicide and criminal conspiracy. The court ruled that the event that the defendant conspired about did not have to take place for an offence to have been committed.The …
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