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connivance
con·niv·ance [ kə nvənss ] or con·niv·ence [ kə nvənss ]


noun 
Definition:
 
1. secret plotting: secret joint conspiracy or plotting
2. tacit encouragement of wrongdoing: unspoken encouragement of or consent to wrongdoing by somebody else
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