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complicity

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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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com·plic·i·ty   (kəm-plĭs'ĭ-tē)   
n.   pl. com·plic·i·ties
Involvement as an accomplice in a questionable act or a crime.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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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).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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