Spark and others who have followed the case for nearly 30 years believe it was Lucan's rich, upper-class pals, his aiders and abettors, who bankrolled his life on the lam.
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An abettor differs from an accessory in that he must be present at the commission of the crime; in addition they are equally guilty as they knowingly and voluntarily assist in the commission of that crime.
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Principals in the second degree, also referred to as aiders and abettors, were persons who were present at the scene of the crime and provided aid or encouragement to the principal in the first degree.
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The next pope, Gregory XIII, on 14 April 1580 issued a declaration that although Elizabeth and her abettors remained subject to the excommunication, it was not to be binding on Catholics to their detriment.
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However, if the offence abetted but not committed is punishable with death or life imprisonment, the abettor is liable to a penalty of up to seven years'imprisonment, a fine, or both.
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On one occasion in 1646, the whole of the village of Roda de Ter was briefly incarcerated as " fautors " ( " abettors " ) for their part in sheltering members of a local gang.
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The Supreme Court's ruling reversed a long history of court decisions and SEC enforcement actions where aiders and abettors, often banks, accountants, trustees, and attorneys, were found liable under Rule 10b-5.
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"' The Accessories and Abettors Act 1861 "'( 24 & 25 Vict . c . 94 ) is an Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ( as it then was ).
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For church leaders to be charged as accomplices to, or abettors of, child sexual abuse, experts said, the first hurdle would be to prove that Shanley had committed a crime within the geographically relevant statute of limitations.
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Gage received a letter from Lord Dartmouth on April 14, 1775, advising him " to arrest the principal actors and abettors in the Provincial Congress whose proceedings appear in every light to be acts of treason and rebellion ".
