in aid of
idiom
chiefly British
: in order to help (something or someone)
The event is being held in aid of charity.
in aid of refugees
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Perna, the assailant, pleaded guilty in December 2020 to committing a violent crime in aid of racketeering activity and received a two-and-a-half-year sentence; he was freed in August 2023.
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Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 16 Oct. 2024
Manzo was convicted in June of conspiracy, falsifying and concealing documents, and committing a violent crime in aid of racketeering activity.
—Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2024
Thomas Manzo was convicted of one count of committing a violent crime in aid of racketeering, one count of conspiracy to commit a violent crime in aid of racketeering, and one count of falsifying and concealing documents related to a federal investigation.
—Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 16 Oct. 2024
The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, on October 10 revealed that the Wyss Foundation had presented it with a $25 million gift in aid of its ongoing renovations to its modern art department.
—News Desk, Artforum, 14 Oct. 2024
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Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 16 Oct. 2024
Manzo was convicted in June of conspiracy, falsifying and concealing documents, and committing a violent crime in aid of racketeering activity.
—Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2024
Thomas Manzo was convicted of one count of committing a violent crime in aid of racketeering, one count of conspiracy to commit a violent crime in aid of racketeering, and one count of falsifying and concealing documents related to a federal investigation.
—Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 16 Oct. 2024
The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, on October 10 revealed that the Wyss Foundation had presented it with a $25 million gift in aid of its ongoing renovations to its modern art department.
—News Desk, Artforum, 14 Oct. 2024
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