as in conspiracy
a secret agreement or cooperation between two parties for an illegal or dishonest purpose
the two major auction houses acting in complicity to drive up the prices of art works
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Recent Examples of complicity
Durov was also charged with complicity in drug trafficking and distribution of child pornography.
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Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 21 July 2025
These people have not insisted on the same transparency for his many accusations and inference of complicity toward his enemies in the government, the press and the education community.
—Chicago Tribune, 18 July 2025
Sister Ann couldn’t have been clearer in decrying Orange County’s complicity with ICE’s harsh policies and how these policies are in direct conflict with how Americans should treat all others, including the weakest and the most vulnerable immigrants amongst us.
—Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 15 July 2025
Miller faces four counts of cruelty to a companion animal and 34 counts of complicity.
—Aaron Valdez, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
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Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 21 July 2025
These people have not insisted on the same transparency for his many accusations and inference of complicity toward his enemies in the government, the press and the education community.
—Chicago Tribune, 18 July 2025
Sister Ann couldn’t have been clearer in decrying Orange County’s complicity with ICE’s harsh policies and how these policies are in direct conflict with how Americans should treat all others, including the weakest and the most vulnerable immigrants amongst us.
—Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 15 July 2025
Miller faces four counts of cruelty to a companion animal and 34 counts of complicity.
—Aaron Valdez, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for complicity
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Vazquez previously pleaded guilty to conspiracy to traffic firearms and was sentenced to 11 years in prison.—
Silas Morgan,
The Orlando Sentinel,
16 Aug. 2025
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Federal charges against Cantrell in the Eastern District of Louisiana include conspiracy, wire fraud, false statements and obstruction of justice, court filings show.—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
15 Aug. 2025
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In addition to its reporting on the NFL/NFLPA collusion case, the show also gained notoriety for its coverage of North Carolina head football coach Bill Belichick’s relationship with Jordon Hudson.—
Jason Clinkscales,
Sportico.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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Grassley and Foster were among those officially investigating abuses by the DOJ and FBI related to their targeting of Trump in a false Russia collusion narrative.—
Sharyl Attkisson,
Baltimore Sun,
25 July 2025
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In addition, senior executives could be held personally liable when offences involve their consent, connivance or neglect.—
Jamie Hailstone,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
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The arrests were part of wide-ranging Establishment attacks on the new generation of pop stars in Britain at the time, done through connivance with informers and a hostile conservative media.—
Bill Wyman,
Vulture,
30 Jan. 2025
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“Complicity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/complicity. Accessed 28 Aug. 2025.
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