What is aiding and abetting?

Answer 1

Aiding and abetting is helping someone do illegal stuff. It's a real big No No.

Answer 2

The U.S. criminal code makes aiding and abetting a federal crime itself a crime[1]:

(a) Whoever aids, abets, counsels, commands, induces or procures the commission of an offense, is punishable as a principal.
(b) Whoever willfully causes an act to be done which if directly performed by him or another would be an offense, is punishable as a principal.
A person may be convicted of aiding and abetting any act made criminal under the code. The elements of aiding and abetting are, generally:

(1) guilty knowledge on the part of the accused ( the mens rea);
(2) the commission of an offense by someone; and
(3) the defendant assisted or participated in the commission of the offense (the actus reus).

Answer 3

Osama bin Laden lives in your house and you tell no one that he lives there. Sorry for the extreme example but that defines aiding and abetting when you give him refuge even as you know he's wanted.

Answer 4

aiding and abetting is helping someone commit a crime

Answer 5

A illegal alien ( from Mexico or Iran) sneaks into the US, They are here illegally. You hire them and give them a job paying them cash. Or you give them a place to stay.
That is aiding and abetting in thier criminal activity of being an illegal alien.

Answer 6

Helping them out.

Answer 7

when the cops raid a "drug" house and seize 4kilos of cocaine and cash and his partner and him split it and turn in no cash and 1/2 a kilo

Answer 8

helping a criminal escape and helping them run from the law.