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complicity
noun com·plic·i·ty \kəm-ˈpli-s(ə-)tē\
: the act of helping to commit a crime or do wrong in some way
plural com·plic·i·ties
Full Definition of COMPLICITY
1
: association or participation in or as if in a wrongful act
2
: an instance of complicity
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First Known Use of COMPLICITY
circa 1656
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- collusion, connivance, conspiracy
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