Connivance - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |kəˈnaɪvəns|  American pronunciation of the word connivance
Brit.  |kəˈnaɪv(ə)ns|  British pronunciation of the word connivance

noun

- agreement on a secret plot (syn: collusion)
- (law) tacit approval of someone's wrongdoing

Extra examples

...was able to sneak out at night with the connivance of a camp counselor...

...noted that the paparazzi are vultures who could not exist without the connivance of the tabloid-buying public...

We could not have escaped without the connivance of the guards.

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