CONNIVANCE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

(law) tacit approval of someone's wrongdoing

Synonyms:

connivance; secret approval; tacit consent

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("connivance" is a kind of...):

approval; commendation (a message expressing a favorable opinion)

Domain category:

jurisprudence; law (the collection of rules imposed by authority)

Derivation:

connive (encourage or assent to illegally or criminally)

Meaning:

Agreement on a secret plot

Synonyms:

collusion; connivance

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("connivance" is a kind of...):

agreement (the verbal act of agreeing)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "connivance"):

cahoot (collusion)

Derivation:

connive (form intrigues (for) in an underhand manner)