Thesaurus: connivance

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1. n. Intentional failure or forbearance to discover a fault or wrongdoing; voluntary oversight; passive consent or cooperation.
2. n. Corrupt or guilty assent to wrongdoing, not involving actual participation in, but knowledge of, and failure to prevent or oppose it.
3. n. agreement on a secret plot
4. n. (law) tacit approval of someone's wrongdoing
5. 1. Intentional failure or forbearance to discover a fault or wrongdoing; voluntary oversight; passive consent or co 2. (Law) Corrupt or guilty assent to wrongdoing, not involving actual participation in, but knowledge of, and failure to prevent or oppose it. Syn. -- See Collusion.
6. Corrupt or guilty assent to wrongdoing, not involving actualparticipation in, but knowledge of, and failure to prevent or opposeit.
7. n:100 n. agreement on a secret plot n. (law) tacit approval of someone's wrongdoing