Definitions for: Connivance

[n] (law) tacit approval of someone's wrongdoing
[n] agreement on a secret plot

Webster (1913) Definition: Con*niv"ance, n. [Cf. F. connivence, L.
conniventia.]
1. Intentional failure or forbearance to discover a fault or
wrongdoing; voluntary oversight; passive consent or
co["o]peration.

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.

Synonyms: collusion, secret approval, tacit consent

See Also: agreement, approval, cahoots, commendation

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