con|niv|ance

con|niv|ance
con|niv|ance «kuh NY vuhns», noun.
1. the act of conniving; pretended ignorance or secret encouragement of wrongdoing.
2. Law. guilty assent to, or knowledge or encouragement of, wrongdoing, without participation in it.

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  • niv — car·niv·o·ra; car·niv·o·ri; car·niv·o·rous; con·niv·ance; con·niv·ent; con·niv·er; con·niv·ery; gram·i·niv·o·rous; gra·niv·o·rous; hom·i·niv·o·rous; niv·en·ite; niv·e·ous; niv·er; om·niv·o·ra; om·niv·o·rous; san·gui·niv·o·rous; sem·i·niv·o·rous;… …   English syllables

  • connivance — con·niv·ance …   English syllables

  • connive — con|nive [ kə naıv ] verb intransitive 1. ) to plan secretly, especially to do something that is illegal or immoral: connive (with someone) to do something: The officials allegedly connived to take public funds for personal use. 2. ) to ignore… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • connivance — con•niv•ance [[t]kəˈnaɪ vəns[/t]] n. 1) the act of conniving 2) law encouragement of another s wrongdoing • Etymology: 1590–1600; (< F) < L …   From formal English to slang

  • Connivance — Con*niv ance, n. [Cf. F. connivence, L. conniventia.] 1. Intentional failure or forbearance to discover a fault or wrongdoing; voluntary oversight; passive consent or co[ o]peration. [1913 Webster] 2. (Law) Corrupt or guilty assent to wrongdoing …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • er — er·i·an·thus; er·ic; er·i·ca; er·i·ca·ce·ae; er·i·cad; er·i·ca·les; er·i·ce·tal; er·i·ce·tic·o·lous; er·i·coid; er·i·co·phyte; erig·er·on; er·i·glos·sa; er·ik·ite; er·i·na·ceous; er·i·na·ceus; er·in·ite; er·i·nose; er·i·o·bot·rya;… …   English syllables

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