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complicity

/kəmˈplɪs.ə.ti/

Traduction: Nom désignant l'état d'implication avec d'autres dans une activité illégale ou un délit, ainsi que la participation à un acte répréhensible.

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noun

/kəmˈplɪs.ə.ti/C1formal
  • frNom désignant l'état d'implication avec d'autres dans une activité illégale ou un délit, ainsi que la participation à un acte répréhensible.

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

indénombrable

  1. Involvement in wrongdoingC1formallegal

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

    frComplicité

    • 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.

    Synonymesabetmentcollusioncomplotconnivanceconspiracyinvolvement

    Antonymesblamelessnessignoranceinnocence

  2. Tacit approvalC1formal

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

    frComplicité tacite

    • 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.

    Synonymesabetmentacquiescencecollusionconnivance

    Antonymesignoranceinnocence

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