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]