Connivance Definition

kənīvəns
noun
The act of conniving.
Webster's New World
Passive cooperation, as by consent or pretended ignorance, esp. in wrongdoing.
Webster's New World
Cooperation in the commission of an illegal or wrongful act.
American Heritage

The assent to, encouragement of, or promotion of another’s wrongdoing by silence or feigned ignorance. See also conspiracy. To be in collusion with another person. See also conspiracy. In family law, the consent by one spouse of the other spouse’s improper conduct (such as adultery), either in advance of the conduct or while it is occurring, when that wrongful conduct is a potential ground for divorce.

Webster's New World Law

The process of conniving.

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Singular:
connivance
Plural:
connivances

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