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
Alcott teaches us the danger of complicity and the importance of forging your own path.
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Ivelisse Rodriguez, Orlando Sentinel, 1 Nov. 2024
As a result, French investigators charged Durov for his complicity in several serious crimes, including child pornography distribution and narcotics trafficking, which have allegedly been occurring on Telegram.
Durov, who has French citizenship, has since been released on bail.
—Michael Kan, PCMAG, 23 Sep. 2024
In August 2024, 13 months after Spradlin was stabbed at least 12 times, McKinney III, 24, was indicted on charges of murder and multiple counts of complicity to tampering with evidence.
—Tim Stelloh, NBC News, 25 Oct. 2024
Applebaum argues that Western democracies must reckon with their complicity in the spread of kleptocratic autocracy through offshore banking, money laundering, business deals, and ideological support from right-wing fellow travelers.
—Foreign Affairs, 22 Oct. 2024
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Ivelisse Rodriguez, Orlando Sentinel, 1 Nov. 2024
As a result, French investigators charged Durov for his complicity in several serious crimes, including child pornography distribution and narcotics trafficking, which have allegedly been occurring on Telegram.
Durov, who has French citizenship, has since been released on bail.
—Michael Kan, PCMAG, 23 Sep. 2024
In August 2024, 13 months after Spradlin was stabbed at least 12 times, McKinney III, 24, was indicted on charges of murder and multiple counts of complicity to tampering with evidence.
—Tim Stelloh, NBC News, 25 Oct. 2024
Applebaum argues that Western democracies must reckon with their complicity in the spread of kleptocratic autocracy through offshore banking, money laundering, business deals, and ideological support from right-wing fellow travelers.
—Foreign Affairs, 22 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for complicity
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The second spy, Ji, was convicted of conspiracy to act as an agent of a foreign government, acting as an agent of a foreign government, and making a material false statement to the U.S. Army.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
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Bobby Justice, a former constable who previously lived in Pikeville, was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison in 2018 for conspiracy to distribute oxycodone pills.Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 13 Dec. 2024
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Jones, predictably, is fighting back, accusing the judge of collusion and halting the process until a bankruptcy judge can approve it.Kate Lindsay, Vulture, 4 Dec. 2024
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Jones alleges fraud and collusion marred the bankruptcy auction in which The Onion was named the winning bidder on Nov. 14 over a company affiliated with him.Dave Collins, Fortune, 25 Nov. 2024
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Of course, this was done with the connivance of politicians.Vera Bergengruen/Buenos Aires, TIME, 23 May 2024
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Michael Hiltzik: How the GOP — with Democratic Party connivance — has undermined a crucial effort to avert the next pandemic.Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2024
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“Complicity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/complicity. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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