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Noun: connivance  ku'nI-vun(t)s
  1. Agreement on a secret plot
    "The investigation revealed connivance between corrupt officials and criminals";
    - collusion
     
  2. (law) tacit approval of someone's wrongdoing
    "His connivance in the fraud scheme was later revealed";
    - secret approval, tacit consent

Derived forms: connivances

Type of: agreement, approval, commendation

Encyclopedia: Connivance