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    connivance
    /kəˈnʌɪvns/

    noun

    • 1. willingness to allow or be secretly involved in an immoral or illegal act: "this infringement of the law had taken place with the connivance of officials"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishCONNIVANCE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    CONNIVANCE definition: 1. willingness to allow or secretly be involved in something bad or illegal: 2. willingness to…. Learn more.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › connivanceConnivance Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of CONNIVANCE is the act of conniving; especially : knowledge of and active or passive consent to wrongdoing. How to use connivance in a sentence.

  4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishCONNIVANCE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    Connivance is a willingness to allow or assist something to happen even though you know it is wrong. [ disapproval ] The deficit had grown with the connivance of the banks.

  5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryCONNIVANCE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    CONNIVANCE meaning: 1. willingness to allow or secretly be involved in something bad or illegal: 2. willingness to…. Learn more.

  6. www.thefreedictionary.com › connivanceConnivance - definition of connivance by The Free Dictionary

    Define connivance. connivance synonyms, connivance pronunciation, connivance translation, English dictionary definition of connivance. also con·niv·ence n. 1. The act of conniving. 2. Law Cooperation in the commission of an illegal or wrongful act. American Heritage® Dictionary of the...

  7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › connivanceConnivance - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

    If your principal overlooks cheating on standardized tests because it makes his school look better, he is guilty of connivance, or allowing an unethical act to take place. If your siblings conspire to play a prank on you, you could say they are conniving to trick you.

  8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishconnivance noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    Definition of connivance noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. help in doing something wrong; the failure to stop something wrong from happening. The crime was committed with the connivance of a police officer.

  9. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryCONNIVANCE - Definition & Translations | Collins English ...

    noun: (= tacit consent) consentimiento, connivencia (formal); (= conspiracy) connivencia (formal), complicidad [...] A complete guide to the word "CONNIVANCE": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.

  10. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryCONNIVANCE definition in American English - Collins Online ...

    Connivance is a willingness to allow or assist something to happen even though you know it is wrong. [ disapproval ] The deficit had grown with the connivance of the banks.

  11. www.oed.com › dictionary › connivance_nconnivance, n. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English...

    What does the noun connivance mean? There are five meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun connivance, one of which is labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. connivance has developed meanings and uses in subjects including. life sciences (1830s) physiology (1830s)