connivance

con·niv·ance

also con·niv·ence  (kə-nī′vəns)

n.

1. The act of conniving.

2. Law Cooperation in the commission of an illegal or wrongful act.

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connivance

or

connivence

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. Also (obsolete): connivancy or connivency

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con•niv•ance

(kəˈnaɪ vəns)

n.

1. the act of conniving.

2. encouragement of another's wrongdoing.

[1590–1600; (< French) < Latin]

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connivance

passive assistance, especially in wrongdoing.

See also: Aid

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	connivance - agreement on a secret plot collusion agreement - the verbal act of agreeing cahoot - collusion; "in cahoots with"
	2.	connivance - (law) tacit approval of someone's wrongdoing secret approval, tacit consent 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"

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connivance

noun collusion, intrigue, conspiring, complicity, abetting, tacit consent, abetment The crime had been carried out with police connivance.

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connivance

also connivence
noun

A secret plan to achieve an evil or illegal end:

cabal, collusion, conspiracy, intrigue, machination, plot, scheme.

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Translations

تَغاضٍ عَن، تَسَتُّر عَلى

němý souhlasshovívavost

medvidenhed

stillschweigende Duldung

connivence

szemethunyás

hylming

connivenza

det å lukke øynene fordet å se gjennom fingerene med

tichý súhlas

göz yummasuç ortaklığı

纵容默许

connivance

[kəˈnaɪvəns] N

1. (= tacit consent) → consentimiento m (at en) → connivencia f (frm) (at en) with the connivance of → con el consentimiento or (frm) la connivencia de

2. (= conspiracy) → connivencia f (frm), complicidad f

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connivance

[kəˈnaɪv^əns] n → connivence f
with the connivance of sb → avec l'accord tacite de qn, avec la connivence de qn

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connivance

n (= tacit consent) → stillschweigendes Einverständnis; (= dishonest dealing) → Schiebung f; his connivance at the wrongdoing → seine Mitwisserschaft bei dem Vergehen; to do something in connivance with somebody → etw mit jds Wissen tun; to be in connivance with somebody → mit jdm gemeinsame Sache machen

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connivance

[kəˈnaɪv/əns] n (pej) → connivenza

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connive

(kəˈnaiv) verb

(with at) to make no attempt to hinder (something wrong or illegal). Her mother connived at the child's truancy. konkel, oogluikend toelaat, deur die vingers sien, die oë sluit vir, 'n geheime verstandhouding veroorloof يَتَغاضي عَن، يَتَواطَأ سِرّاً مع затварям си очите ser conivente přimhouřit oko nad stillschweigend dulden være medvidende om; lukke øjnene for προσποιούμαι άγνοια, κάνω τα στραβά μάτια hacer la vista gorda läbi sõrmede vaatama نادیده انگاشتن vehkeillä fermer les yeux sur לְהַעֲלִים עָיִן किसी के साथ मिलकर अवैध कार्य करना ne htjeti vidjeti, tolerirati szemet huny vmi felett membiarkan hylma yfir chiudere gli occhi 見て見ぬふりをする 묵인하다 nuolaidžiauti, pro pirštus žiūrėti iecietīgi izturēties; skatīties caur pirkstiem biar oogluikend toelaten lukke øynene for, se gjennom fingrene med, la gå upåtalt hen patrzeć przez palce, pobłażać تجاهل كول: په پټه مرسته وركول ser cúmplice a închide ochii la попустительствовать zavrieť oči (nad) zatisniti oči (pred) zažmuriti na se genom fingrarna med, blunda för มองข้ามความผิดพลาด göz yummak, suç ortaklığı yapmak 縱容，放任 потурати; дивитися крізь пальці نظر انداز كرنا، چشم پوشی كرنا đồng lõa 纵容，默许

conˈnivance noun

oogluiking, oogluikende toelating تَغاضٍ عَن، تَسَتُّر عَلى мълчаливо съгласие conivência shovívavost, němý souhlas stillschweigende Duldung medvidenhed ανοχήcomplicidad, connivencia läbi sõrmede vaatamine نادیده انگاری vehkeily connivence הַעֲלָמַת עין किसी के साथ मिलकर अवैध रूप से किया गया कार्य prešutno odobravanje szemethunyás kerjasama hylming connivenza 見のがし 묵인 nuolaidžiavimas iecietīga izturēšanās (nevietā) membiarkan het oogluikend toelaten det å lukke øynene for/se gjennom fingrene med/la gå upåtalt hen pobłażanie چشم پوشی cumplicidade complicitate попустительство tichý súhlas popustljivost prećutni pristanak tyst medgivande การมองข้ามความผิดพลาด göz yumma, suç ortaklığı (etme) 縱容，放任 потурання; попускання چشم پوشی đồng lõa 默许，纵容

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