noun
criminal instigator; abettor
Legal term for a person who incites another to commit a crime. Used in criminal law contexts.
教唆犯は、正犯と同様に処罰されることがある。
An instigator may be punished in the same way as the principal offender.
正犯 is the principal offender who directly commits the crime, while 教唆犯 is the instigator who induces the principal to act.
Compound of 教唆 (instigation) and 犯 (offender). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term is a modern legal coinage based on these components.