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Connivance Kəˈnaɪvəns Sth Con•Niv•Ance Bre Noun  Word Origin

Front connivance
Back con•niv•ance
BrE /kəˈnaɪvəns/

NAmE /kəˈnaɪvəns/
noun
 word origin
[uncountable] (disapproving)
help in doing sth wrong; the failure to stop sth wrong from happening
The crime was committed with the connivance of a police officer.

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