- complicity
- com|plic|i|ty [ kəm`plısəti ] noun uncountthe fact that someone is involved in or knows about something bad that happens
Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.
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Complicity — (Rumeur) Album par Sum 41 Sortie 2010 Genre(s) Punk rock, Pop punk, Heavy Producteur(s) Deryck Whibley, Dan Rivera Label … Wikipédia en Français
complicity — I noun abetment, alliance, artifice, association, bad faith, collaboration, collusion, collusiveness, complexity, concert, concurrence, confederacy, connivance, conspiracy, contribution, contrivance, corruption, criminal participation,… … Law dictionary
Complicity — Com*plic i*ty, n.; pl. {Complicities}. [F. complicit[ e].] The state of being an accomplice; participation in guilt. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
complicity — 1650s, from Fr. complicité, from O.Fr. complice accomplice, comrade, companion (14c.), from L.L. complicem, acc. of complex partner, confederate, from L. complicare to fold together (see COMPLICATE (Cf. complicate); also Cf. ACCOMPLICE (Cf.… … Etymology dictionary
complicity — [n] conspiracy abetment, agreement, collaboration, collusion, complot, concurrence, confederacy, connivance, engineering, guilt, guiltiness, implication, intrigue, involvement, machination, manipulation, partnership; concepts 388,660 Ant.… … New thesaurus
complicity — ► NOUN ▪ involvement with others in an unlawful activity. ORIGIN from Old French complice an associate , from Latin complicare fold together … English terms dictionary
complicity — [kəm plis′ə tē] n. pl. complicities [Fr complicité < L complex (gen. complicis): see COMPLICE] the fact or state of being an accomplice; partnership in wrongdoing … English World dictionary
Complicity — For the novel, see Complicity (novel). Complicit redirects here. For the play, see Complicit (play) … Wikipedia
complicity — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ alleged, apparent ▪ her alleged complicity in the bombing ▪ active ▪ government, police PREPOSITION … Collocations dictionary
complicity — n. 1) complicity between 2) complicity in (a crime) * * * [kəm plɪsɪtɪ] complicity between complicity in (a crime) … Combinatory dictionary
complicity — com|plic|i|ty [kəmˈplısıti] n [U] formal [Date: 1600 1700; : French; Origin: complicité, from Old French complice; ACCOMPLICE] 1.) involvement in a crime, together with other people complicity in ▪ Jennings denied complicity in the murder. 2.)… … Dictionary of contemporary English
