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a secret agreement or cooperation between two parties for an illegal or dishonest purpose
- was able to sneak out at night with the connivance of a camp counselor
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“Connivance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/connivance. Accessed 26 Jan. 2022.
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The first known use of connivance was in 1593
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