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noun, plural -ties.
the state of being an accomplice; partnership or involvement in wrongdoing: complicity in a crime.
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Complicity
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| complicity (kəmˈplɪsɪtɪ) | |
| —n , pl -ties | |
| 1. | the fact or condition of being an accomplice, esp in a criminal act |
| 2. | a less common word for complexity |
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Word Origin & History
complicity
1650s, 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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