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connivance definition

con·niv·ance (kə nī′vəns)

noun

  1. the act of conniving
  2. passive cooperation, as by consent or pretended ignorance, esp. in wrongdoing

Etymology: Fr connivence < L coniventia, < prp. of conivere: see connive

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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