Connivance (Noun)
Meaning 1
(law) tacit approval of someone's wrongdoing.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
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Meaning 2
Agreement on a secret plot.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- The company's executives were accused of connivance in the money laundering scheme, allowing their employees to divert millions of dollars into offshore accounts.
- The government officials and the opposition leaders reached a connivance to share the spoils of the newly discovered oil fields in a remote region.
- Through the active connivance of the HR department, the company was able to cover up the toxic waste dumping scandal for nearly a decade.
- Their connivance in the affair was seen as the most shocking revelation, as they had been trusted advisors to the president.
- The connivance between the two rival gangs led to a massive heist, with the thieves making off with millions of dollars in cash and valuables.