complicity

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A noun referring to the state of being involved with others in an illegal activity or wrongdoing.

• 🇩🇪Substantiv, das den Zustand bezeichnet, an einer illegalen Handlung oder Straftat beteiligt zu sein, oft als Mittäter, Gehilfe oder durch stillschweigende Duldung.

1. Involvement in wrongdoing C1 formal legal

   The fact of being involved with others in an illegal activity or wrongdoing.

   • The police charged him with complicity in the robbery.
   • Her complicity in the fraud was proven by the emails.
   • They were accused of complicity in the cover-up.

   🇩🇪Mittäterschaft

   Synonyme: abetmentcollusioncomplotconnivanceconspiracyinvolvement

   Antonyme: blamelessnessignoranceinnocence

2. Tacit approval C1 formal

   The state of being involved in or supporting something, often through silence or inaction.

   • His silence implied complicity with the unfair decision.
   • The manager's complicity in the toxic work culture was evident.
   • By not reporting the crime, she showed complicity.

   🇩🇪Stillschweigende Billigung

   Synonyme: abetmentacquiescencecollusionconnivance

   Antonyme: ignoranceinnocence

• complicities plural form
• complicities' possessive plural form
• complicity's possessive singular form