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Connivance
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828
Part of speech: noun (n.)
1. Intentional failure or forbearance to discover a fault or wrongdoing; voluntary oversight; passive consent or co
2. Corrupt or guilty assent to wrongdoing, not involving actual participation in, but knowledge of, and failure to prevent or oppose it.
Synonyms: See Collusion.