Definition of connivance Connivance

/kʌnajˈvʌns/ - [kunayvuns] - con•niv•ance

We found 7 definitions of connivance from 5 different sources.

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What does connivance mean?

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Noun

Plural: connivances

connivance - agreement on a secret plot
  collusion
  agreement compatibility of observations; "there was no agreement between theory and measurement"; "the results of two tests were in correspondence"
connivance - (law) tacit approval of someone's wrongdoing
  secret approval, tacit consent
  commendation, approval a message expressing a favorable opinion; "words of approval seldom passed his lips"
  jurisprudence, law the branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • connivance (n.)
    Intentional failure or forbearance to discover a fault or wrongdoing; voluntary oversight; passive consent or cooperation.
  • connivance (n.)
    Corrupt or guilty assent to wrongdoing, not involving actual participation in, but knowledge of, and failure to prevent or oppose it.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • connivance
    Agreement on a secret plot.

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