connivance

American  

[kuh-nahy-vuhns] / kəˈnaɪ vəns /

Or connivence

noun

1. the act of conniving.

2. Law.

   1. tacit encouragement or assent (without participation) to wrongdoing by another.

   2. the consent by a person to a spouse's conduct, especially adultery, that is later made the basis of a divorce proceeding or other complaint.

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connivance British  

/ kəˈnaɪvəns /

noun

1. the act or fact of conniving

2. law the tacit encouragement of or assent to another's wrongdoing, esp (formerly) of the petitioner in a divorce suit to the respondent's adultery

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Other Word Forms

• nonconnivance noun
• nonconnivence noun

Etymology

Origin of connivance

First recorded in 1590–1600; earlier connivence, from French or directly from Latin connīventia; connive, -ence, -ance

Example Sentences

The panel presiding over the case were suspicious, but, with Quins' backroom staff sticking rigidly to their story, they couldn't unpick the full connivance.

From BBC

"The connivance is hurting the system of value investment, encouraging misbehaviours, and is negative to long-term health of the market."

From Reuters

In February 2008, he gave evidence at the inquest into the deaths claiming the couple had been murdered on the orders of Prince Philip and with the connivance of MI6.

From BBC

Adedayo said logging in protected areas “is not possible without the connivance of the civil servants.”

From Seattle Times

The key to the success of “The Departed’s” cops-and-robbers tale of connivance, duplicity and deception is a crackerjack premise that comes courtesy of Hong Kong’s 2002 “Infernal Affairs.”

From Los Angeles Times