complicit

[ kuhm-plis-it ]
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adjective
  1. choosing to be involved in an illegal or questionable act, especially with others; having complicity.

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Origin of complicit

1
First recorded in 1855–60; back formation from complicity

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British Dictionary definitions for complicit

complicit

/ (ˌkɒmˈplɪsɪt) /


adjective
  1. involved with others in reprehensible or illegal activity

Origin of complicit

1
C20: back formation from complicity

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