complicity
Americannoun
plural
complicitiesnoun
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the fact or condition of being an accomplice, esp in a criminal act
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a less common word for complexity
Other Word Forms
- complicitous adjective
- noncomplicity noun
Etymology
Origin of complicity
1650–60; < Late Latin complic-, stem of complex complice + -ity
Example Sentences
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Years later, her complicity filled her with retroactive rage and guilt.
Some have gone further, citing emails in which women expressed gratitude or warmth toward Epstein as evidence of complicity or consent.
In the courtroom, Ms Pelicot and her family sat through nearly four months of veiled insinuations and open accusations of complicity from both the defendants and their lawyers.
From BBC
Additional legislative measures are necessary to prevent complicity and maintain public trust in local institutions.
From Los Angeles Times
And he has a chance to, whether he knows it or not, he’s going to tell her about his feelings of strange complicity in something he had no responsibility for.
From Los Angeles Times
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