Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "abetor" shine mutumin da yake taimakawa, ƙarfafawa, ko goyon bayan wani wajen aikata laifi ko kuskure. Hakanan yana iya komawa ga wanda ya taimaka ko taimakawa wajen aikata wani laifi ko kuskure. Ana amfani da kalmar “abettor” a cikin mahallin shari’a don bayyana wani wanda ya taimaka ko kuma ya sauƙaƙa aikata laifi, ko dai ta hanyar ba da ƙarfafawa, tallafi, ko albarkatu ga wanda ya aikata laifin.