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Connivance(law)

connivance (iou)



connivance noun. Also (earlier, now only in sense 3) connivence. L16.
[French connivence or Latin conniventia, from connivere: see CONNIVE, -ENCE.]
lit. Winking. L16-E17.
The action of conniving (at or in a person's misconduct); assistance in wrongdoing by conscious failure to prevent or condemn; tacit permission. L16.
Botany & Zoology. (Usu. connivence.) Tendency to converge. M19.
connivancy noun (arch.) connivance E17.