- com·plic·it
- /kəmˈplısət/ adjformal : helping to commit a crime or do wrong in some way
He was complicit in the cover-up. [=he helped with the cover-up]
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com|plic|i|ty — «kuhm PLIHS uh tee», noun, plural ties. 1. the state of being an accomplice; partnership in wrongdoing: »Knowingly receiving stolen goods is complicity in theft. 2. = complexity. (Cf. ↑complexity) ╂[< Middle French complicité < Old French… … Useful english dictionary
com·plic·i·ty — /kəmˈplısəti/ noun [noncount] formal : the act of helping to commit a crime or do wrong in some way There s no proof of her complicity in the murder. He acted with his brother s complicity … Useful english dictionary
plic — com·plic·i·ty; dis·plic·en·cy; du·plic·i·tous; du·plic·i·ty; ex·plic·a·to·ry; ex·plic·it·ly; ex·plic·it·ness; im·plic·it; im·plic·i·ty; mul·ti·plic·a·ble; quad·ru·plic·i·ty; re·plic·a·tile; sim·plic·i·ty; tri·plic·i·ty; com·plic·it;… … English syllables
com — com·bas·sou; com·bat·ive; com·bat·ive·ly; com·bat·ive·ness; com·ba·tiv·i·ty; com·bin·abil·i·ty; com·bin·able; com·bi·na·tion·al; com·bi·na·tion·al·ism; com·bi·na·tive; com·bi·na·to·ry; com·bined; com·bine·ment; com·bin·er; com·bi·net; com·bite;… … English syllables
complicit — com·plic·it … English syllables
complicity — com·plic·i·ty … English syllables
complicity — com•plic•i•ty [[t]kəmˈplɪs ɪ ti[/t]] n. pl. ties the state of being an accomplice; partnership or involvement in wrongdoing • Etymology: 1650–60; < LL complic , complex complice com•plic′i•tous, com•plic′it, adj … From formal English to slang
complicit — com·plic·it (kəm plĭsʹĭt) adj. Associated with or participating in a questionable act or a crime; having complicity: newspapers complicit with the propaganda arm of a dictatorship. [Back formation from complicity.] * * * … Universalium
complicity — com|plic|i|ty [kəmˈplısıti] n [U] formal [Date: 1600 1700; : French; Origin: complicité, from Old French complice; ACCOMPLICE] 1.) involvement in a crime, together with other people complicity in ▪ Jennings denied complicity in the murder. 2.)… … Dictionary of contemporary English
complicit — com|plic|it [ kəm plısıt ] adjective involved in or knowing about something bad that happens: The government itself may have been complicit in the violence … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
