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connivance

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con·niv·ance also con·niv·ence  (k-nvns)
n.
1. The act of conniving.
2. Law Knowledge of and tacit consent to the commission of an illegal act by another.

connivance [kəˈnaɪvəns]
n
1. the act or fact of conniving
2. (Law) Law the tacit encouragement of or assent to another's wrongdoing, esp (formerly) of the petitioner in a divorce suit to the respondent's adultery

connivance
passive assistance, especially in wrongdoing.
See also: Aid
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.connivance - agreement on a secret plot
agreement - the verbal act of agreeing
cahoot - collusion; "in cahoots with"
2.connivance - (law) tacit approval of someone's wrongdoing
commendation, approval - a message expressing a favorable opinion; "words of approval seldom passed his lips"
law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"

connivance
noun collusion, intrigue, conspiring, complicity, abetting, tacit consent, abetment The crime had been carried out with police connivance.
Translations
connivance [kəˈnaɪvəns] N
1. (= tacit consent) → consentimiento m (at en) → connivencia f (frm) (at en) with the connivance ofcon el consentimiento or (frm)la connivencia de
2. (= conspiracy) → connivencia f (frm), complicidad f
connivance [kəˈnaɪvəns] nconnivence f
with the connivance of sb → avec l'accord tacite de qn, avec la connivence de qn
connivance
n (= tacit consent)stillschweigendes Einverständnis; (= dishonest dealing)Schiebung f; his connivance at the wrongdoingseine Mitwisserschaft bei dem Vergehen; to do something in connivance with somebodyetw mit jds Wissen tun; to be in connivance with somebodymit jdm gemeinsame Sache machen
connivance [kəˈnaɪvns] n (pej) → connivenza
connivance [kəˈnaɪvns] n (pej) → connivenza


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"No," said Monk, in order to discover if there were not any connivance between the Comte de la Fere and the fisherman.
Phidias was supposed to have stolen some public gold, with the connivance of Pericles, for the embellishment of the statue of Minerva.
"And inasmuch," continued the judge, "as it is not proved that the act was not done by the connivance of the master with the servant, and as the master in any case must be held responsible for the acts of his paid servant, I condemn Phileas Fogg to a week's imprisonment and a fine of one hundred and fifty pounds.
 
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