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complicitous

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com⋅plic⋅i⋅ty

  [kuhm-plis-i-tee]
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–noun, plural -ties.
the state of being an accomplice; partnership or involvement in wrongdoing: complicity in a crime.
Origin:
1650–60; < LL complic-, s. of complex complice + -ity

Related forms:
com⋅plic⋅i⋅tous, adjective

Synonyms:
collusion, intrigue, implication, connivance.
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Main Entry:  complicitous
Part of Speech:  adj
Definition:  associating or participating, as in an illicit act; complicit
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Word Origin & History

complicity 
1656, from Fr. complicité, from M.Fr., from O.Fr. complice "accomplice," from L.L. complicem, acc. of complex "partner, confederate," from L. complicare "to fold together" (see complicate).
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