CONNIVANCES | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

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Word: Connivance

Speech Type: Noun

Etymology:

late 16th century (also in the Latin sense ‘winking’): from French connivence or Latin conniventia, from connivere ‘shut the eyes (to)’ (see connive)

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

willingness to allow or be secretly involved in an immoral or illegal act

Short Definition:

willingness to allow or be secretly involved in immoral or illegal act

Examples:
  • this infringement of the law had taken place with the connivance of officials

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