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connivance::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | secret approval, tacit consent |
| Type of | approval, commendation |
| Derivation | connive |
Examples of connivance
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Banks would, in effect, be funding governments with the connivance of the ECB.
From the guardian.co.uk
These are often the sort of people who see conspiracy and connivance at every turn.
From the nbr.co.nz
Greece cheated with the connivance of a major New York financial institution.
From the economist.com
He was protesting what he charged was government connivance in the smuggling.
From the time.com
Looks suspiciously coordinated possibly even with the connivance of Germany.
From the guardian.co.uk
Small point perhaps in proportion but it is indicative of wider connivance.
From the guardian.co.uk
With his connivance, Niven was allowed to escape from a first-floor window.
From the en.wikipedia.org
It is not far-fetched to believe the groups behind them enjoy some official connivance.
From the economist.com
They did so with the willing connivance of their lapdogs in the media.
From the economist.com
- Agreement on a secret plot
- (law) tacit approval of someone's wrongdoing
- A legal finding of connivance may be made when an accuser has assisted in the act about which they are complaining. In some legal jurisdictions, and for certain behaviors, it may prevent the accuser from prevailing.
- The process of conniving
- Intentionally causing or permitting a wrongful act to obtain a goal. In family law, consipiring towards the adultery of the other spouse for the purpose of claiming adultery as a ground of divorce. A divorce will not be granted where connivance as to the ground of divorce relied on is found. ...
