CONNIVANCE Definition & Meaning

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connivance

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noun

the act of conniving.
Law.
1. tacit encouragement or assent (without participation) to wrongdoing by another.
2. the consent by a person to a spouse's conduct, especially adultery, that is later made the basis of a divorce proceeding or other complaint.

connivance

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noun

the act or fact of conniving
law the tacit encouragement of or assent to another's wrongdoing, esp (formerly) of the petitioner in a divorce suit to the respondent's adultery

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of connivance¹

First recorded in 1590–1600; earlier connivence, from French or directly from Latin ��ǲԲ�ī��Գپ��; connive, -ence, -ance

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The panel presiding over the case were suspicious, but, with Quins' backroom staff sticking rigidly to their story, they couldn't unpick the full connivance.

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With the connivance of federal judges who wish to keep their dockets pared down, big corporations force aggrieved consumers and workers into arbitration, where the latter are at a disadvantage.

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"The connivance is hurting the system of value investment, encouraging misbehaviours, and is negative to long-term health of the market."

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To be clear, we do not know yet whether the Hamas attacks were planned with Iran’s blessing or connivance.

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In February 2008, he gave evidence at the inquest into the deaths claiming the couple had been murdered on the orders of Prince Philip and with the connivance of MI6.

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