n. [ Cf. F. connivence, L. conniventia. ] 1. Intentional failure or forbearance to discover a fault or wrongdoing; voluntary oversight; passive consent or cooperation. [ 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.
[めこぼし, mekoboshi] (n, vs) connivance; overlook [Add to Longdo]
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
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
cooperation.
[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]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
connivance
n 1: agreement on a secret plot [syn: {connivance}, {collusion}]
2: (law) tacit approval of someone's wrongdoing [syn:
{connivance}, {secret approval}, {tacit consent}]
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