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connivance

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con⋅niv⋅ance

  [kuh-nahy-vuhns]
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–noun
1. the act of conniving.
2. Law.
a. tacit encouragement or assent (without participation) to wrongdoing by another.
b. the consent by a person to a spouse's conduct, esp. adultery, that is later made the basis of a divorce proceeding or other complaint.
Also, con⋅niv⋅ence.

Origin:
1590–1600; earlier connivence (< F) < L connīventia. See connive, -ence, -ance
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con·niv·ance also con·niv·ence   (kə-nī'vəns)   
n.  

  1. The act of conniving.

  2. Law Knowledge of and tacit consent to the commission of an illegal act by another.

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Main Entry: con·ni·vance
Pronunciation: k&-'nI-v&ns
Function: noun
: the act of conniving esp. with regard to a spouse's marital misconduct (as adultery); also : a defense to a charge of marital misconduct in a divorce proceeding —compare CONDONATION
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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