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Definition of: connivance
(kə·nī′vəns) noun
1. The act or fact of conniving.
2. Silent or indirect assent, especially to wrongdoing.
3. Law A guilty assent to or knowledge of a wrongful or criminal act during its occurrence. Also con·ni′van·cy.
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