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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Connivance \Con*niv"ance\, n. [Cf. F. connivence, L. conniventia.] 1. Intentional failure or forbearance to discover a fault or wrongdoing; voluntary oversight; passive consent or co["o]peration. 2. (Law) Corrupt or guilty assent to wrongdoing, not involving actual participation in but knowledge of and failure to prevent or oppose it Syn: See {Collusion}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: connivance n 1: agreement on a secret plot [syn: {collusion}] 2: (law) tacit approval of someone's wrongdoing [syn: {secret approval}, {tacit consent}]
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