abetters
Those who assist
Abetters are people who encourage or assist someone in wrongdoing.
The word carries legal weight—an abetter helps another commit a crime without necessarily being present for it: The getaway driver was charged as an abetter.
Also spelled abettors.
Partners in crime
- accessoriesSupplementary items or adornments
- conspiratorsSecret joint schemers
- co-conspiratorsJoint participants in schemes
- enablersThose who facilitate harm
facilitators · helpers · instigators · collaborators · lookouts · fences · masterminds · ringleaders
Those who facilitate harm
- supportersPeople who back something
- encouragersThose who give support
- backersFinancial supporters
- helpersPeople who give aid
assistants · advocates · promoters · facilitators · boosters · cheerleaders · sponsors · patrons
Those facing prosecution
- accusedCharged with wrongdoing
- chargedFormally accused of crime
- indictableAble to be charged
- prosecutedLegally charged with crime
liable · culpable · complicit · accessory · principal · aiding · conspiracy · criminal liability
accomplices
Partners in crime
- accessoriesSupplementary items or adornments
- conspiratorsSecret joint schemers
- co-conspiratorsJoint participants in schemes
enablers · facilitators · helpers · instigators · collaborators · lookouts · fences · masterminds · ringleaders · henchmen
enablers
Those who facilitate harm
- supportersPeople who back something
- encouragersThose who give support
- backersFinancial supporters
helpers · assistants · advocates · promoters · facilitators · boosters · cheerleaders · sponsors · patrons · allies
defendants
Those facing prosecution
- accusedCharged with wrongdoing
- chargedFormally accused of crime
- indictableAble to be charged
prosecuted · liable · culpable · complicit · accessory · principal · aiding · conspiracy · criminal liability · mens rea
abetterspreventers
Those who avert events
deterrers · obstructors · hinderers · opponents · resisters
abettersprincipals
Chief school administrators
perpetrators · ringleaders · masterminds · prime movers · instigators
abettersopposers
People who resist something
resisters · objectors · denouncers · adversaries · opponents
- aided and abettedHelped with wrongdoing