connivance

🇺🇸 /kəˈnaɪvəns/ 🇬🇧 /kəˈnaɪvəns/
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noun
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When someone allows or helps a wrong action to happen without stopping it.

The teacher noticed the connivance between the two students as they cheated on the test.

translation

n. When someone allows or helps a wrong action to happen without stopping it.

Word Forms

Plural connivances