COMPLICITY | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

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Word: Complicity

Speech Type: Noun

Etymology:

mid 17th century: from Middle English complice ‘an associate’, from Old French, from late Latin complex, complic- ‘allied’, from Latin complicare ‘fold together’ (see complicate). Compare with accomplice

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: kəmˈplɪsɪti
Dialects: British English
Definition:

the fact or condition of being involved with others in an activity that is unlawful or morally wrong

Short Definition:

fact or condition of being involved with others in activity that is unlawful or morally wrong

Examples:
  • he is accused of complicity in a large-scale bribery scheme

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