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complicity

[ kuhm-plis-i-tee ]

noun

plural complicities.
  1. the state of being an accomplice; partnership or involvement in wrongdoing:

    complicity in a crime.

    Synonyms: , , ,



complicity

/ əˈɪɪɪ /

noun

  1. the fact or condition of being an accomplice, esp in a criminal act
  2. a less common word for complexity
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • dz·i·ٴdzܲ adjective
  • ԴDzcdz·i·ٲ noun plural noncomplicities
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of complicity1

1650–60; < Late Latin complic-, stem of complex complice + -ity
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The op-ed called for Tufts “to end its complicity with Israel insofar as it is oppressing the Palestinian people and denying their right to self-determination — a right guaranteed by international law.“

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The full extent of the plot, the complicity of the club's medical staff and coaches, couldn't come out.

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“Teuchitlán: National Shame,” read a banner at an angry rally last weekend in Guadalajara, where protesters chanted, “Narcos out!” and assailed politicians’ complicity with organized crime.

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After losing the 2024 presidential election by razor-thin margins in the swing states, Democrats have staged a wholesale retreat, apparently concluding that cowardice and complicity are better political tactics than persuasion and protest.

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Palestine Action describes itself as a "direct action network dismantling British complicity with Israeli apartheid".

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