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complicity

[ kuhm-plis-i-tee ]
/ kəmˈplÉŖs ÉŖ ti /
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noun, plural comĀ·plicĀ·iĀ·ties.
the state of being an accomplice; partnership or involvement in wrongdoing: complicity in a crime.
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Origin of complicity

1650–60; <Late Latin complic-, stem of complexcomplice + -ity

OTHER WORDS FROM complicity

comĀ·plicĀ·iĀ·tous, adjectivenonĀ·comĀ·plicĀ·iĀ·ty, noun, plural nonĀ·comĀ·plicĀ·iĀ·ties.
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How to use complicity in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for complicity

complicity
/ (kəmˈplÉŖsÉŖtÉŖ) /

noun plural -ties
the fact or condition of being an accomplice, esp in a criminal act
a less common word for complexity
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