Connivance Definition

The act of secretly allowing or being complicit in wrongdoing; tacit cooperation in a questionable or illegal act.

Mostly used in legal contexts or formal discussions about complicity.

Connivance is a noun.

Connivance Synonyms

collusion , complicity , conspiracy

How To Use Connivance In A Sentence

  1. The manager's connivance in the fraudulent scheme led to his dismissal.
  2. There was clear connivance between the officials and the smugglers.
  3. Without the connivance of local law enforcement, the operation would not have succeeded.
  4. The investigation revealed connivance at the highest levels of the organization.
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