Found 2 items, similar to Connivance.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: connivance
connivance
n 1: agreement on a secret plot [syn:
collusion]
2: (law) tacit approval of someone's wrongdoing [syn:
secret approval
,
tacit consent]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Connivance
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, not
involving actual participation in, but knowledge of, and
failure to prevent or oppose it.
Syn: See
Collusion.
[1913 Webster]