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Meaning of "connivance" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CONNIVANCE

connivance  [kəˈnaɪvəns] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CONNIVANCE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Connivance is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CONNIVANCE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Connivance

Connivance is the act of conniving or conspiring, especially with the knowledge of and active or passive consent to wrongdoing or a twist in truth, to make something appear as something that it is not. A legal finding of connivance may be made when an accuser has assisted in the act about which they are complaining. In some legal jurisdictions, and for certain behaviors, it may prevent the accuser from prevailing. For example, if someone were to entice their spouse to commit adultery, they might be blocked from divorcing their spouse on grounds of that adultery. See Sargent v. Sargent, Court of Chancery of New Jersey, 1920.

Definition of connivance in the English dictionary

The definition of connivance in the dictionary is the act or fact of conniving. Other definition of connivance is the tacit encouragement of or assent to another's wrongdoing, esp of the petitioner in a divorce suit to the respondent's adultery.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CONNIVANCE


approvance
əˈpruːvəns
arrivance
əˈraɪvəns
captivance
ˈkæptɪvəns
connivence
kəˈnaɪvəns
contrivance
kənˈtraɪvəns
crivens
ˈkrɪvəns
grievance
ˈɡriːvəns
inobservance
ˌɪnəbˈzɜːvəns
irrelevance
ɪˈrelɪvəns
misobservance
ˌmɪsəbˈzɜːvəns
nonobservance
ˌnɒnəbˈzɜːvəns
observance
əbˈzɜːvəns
relevance
ˈrɛləvəns
survivance
səˈvaɪvəns
unobservance
ˌʌnəbˈzɜːvəns

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CONNIVANCE

connexion
connexional
connexive
connie
conning
conning tower
conniption
connivancy
connive
connivence
connivency
connivent
connivently
conniver
connivery
conniving
connivingly

WORDS THAT END LIKE CONNIVANCE

advance
angle of advance
assistance
balance
calavance
cash advance
chance
compliance
dance
disadvance
distance
enhance
finance
France
imbalance
importance
in advance
paper advance
readvance
Sunday observance

Synonyms and antonyms of connivance in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «CONNIVANCE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «connivance» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of connivance

Translation of «connivance» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CONNIVANCE

Find out the translation of connivance to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of connivance from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «connivance» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

纵容
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

connivencia
570 millions of speakers

English

connivance
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मौन सहमति
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تواطؤ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

попустительстве
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

conivência
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পরোক্ষ সম্মতি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

connivence
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Perbincangan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Duldung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

connivance
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

묵인
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Connivance
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thông đồng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கண்டுங்காணாதிருத்தல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

विनवणी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

müsamaha
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

connivenza
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

connivance
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

потуранні
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

complicitate
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

συνενοχή
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

oogluikende toelating
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

maskopi
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

acquiescence
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of connivance

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CONNIVANCE»

The term «connivance» is normally little used and occupies the 117.733 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CONNIVANCE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «connivance» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «connivance» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about connivance

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CONNIVANCE»

Discover the use of connivance in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to connivance and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Diplomacy of Connivance
The status quo of the modern world order, a diplomatic entente best characterized as "connivance diplomacy," is limited in its performances, defensive of its privileges, midway between competition and cooperation.
Bertrand Badie, 2012
2
The Law Journal for the Year 1832-1949: Comprising Reports ...
The question was whether the conduct of the petitioner amounted to a connivance at the adultery of his wife, and this question turned mainly upon the construction of the 31st section of the 20 & 21 Vict, c. 85. Sir H. Cairns and Mr. Macaulay ...
3
A Digest of Cases Decided in the Court of Arches, the ...
Plea of Connivance. 195. A plea of connivance does not necessarily admit the charge of any adultery. Rogers v. Rogers, 3 Hagg. 58. 196. A denial to a charge of adultery may be given, and yet connivance pleaded at the same time. Moorsom ...
Alfred Waddilove, 1849
4
An abridgment of the law of nisi prius ...: with notes and ...
Connivance. — Collusion. Connivance, or consent indirectly given by married parties for the commission of adultery, is a good defence to a libel for divorce. This defence is upon the obvious principle that no one can maintain an action in,  ...
William Selwyn, 1848
5
Edmund Burke: Selected Writings and Speeches
The honorable gentleman thinks that the Dis- I senters enjoy a large share of liberty under a ♢ ♢ ♢ _1_ connivance; and he thinks that the establishing toleration by law is an attack upon Christianity. The first of these is a contradiction in terms.
Edmund Burke, Peter James Stanlis, 1963
6
Corrupt Exchanges: Actors, Resources, and Mechanisms of ...
A first circle of connivance permitting the reproduction and expansion of corruption is constituted within the party system, where a sort of reciprocal " protection" is created involving both "corrupt" and "not corrupt." In our research, we observed, ...
Donatella Della Porta, Alberto Vannucci, 1999
7
The Works of Edmund Burke: With a Memoir, in Three Volumes
The honourable gentleman thinks that the dissenters enjoy n large share of liberty under a connivance ; and he thinks that the establishing toleration by law. is an attack upon Christianity. The first of these is a contradiction in terms. Liberty  ...
Edmund Burke, 1837
8
The Central Law Journal
DIVORCE — ADULTERY — CONNIVANCE. — The Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts hold, in Wilson v. Wilson. 28 N. E. Rep. 167, that the fact that a husband suspects his wife of infidelity, and watches her for the purpose of obtaining ...
9
American law reports annotated
Clean hands doctrine, applicability of, §§3, 5, 7, 9. Clear and convincing, necessity that proof of connivance be, § 6. Collusion, distinction between connivance and, §3. Consent as element, §§ 3-5. Conspiracy with another to have latter commit ...
10
Pastoral Care
CHAPTER 10 The prudence required of the ruler in applying correction and connivance, rigour and gentleness. It should also be observed that at times the faults of subjects must be prudently overlooked, but they should be given to ...
Pope Gregory I, 1950

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CONNIVANCE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term connivance is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Money Laundering Probe In Vyapam On Track Says ED Director
... 'Vyapam' in Hindi, pertaining to admission of candidates and students in professional courses and state services in alleged connivance with ... «Focus News, Jul 15»
2
Cow's that: Milky way to silence BJP's slaughter slur | Lucknow …
... government accusing it of not checking cow slaughter in the state and of the ruling party members being in connivance with cattle smugglers. «NYOOOZ, Jul 15»
3
Rohingyas get all rights, West Pak refugees none
With the connivance of some politicians and officials in the administration, a number of Rohingyas have been leading settled lives in Jammu ... «Chandigarh Tribune, Jul 15»
4
Airtime buys the good life in prisons
... of prison warders and said the department's measures to curb cellphone use would not succeed because of the warders' connivance. «Times LIVE, Jul 15»
5
The Bond Scam and “Conflicts of Interest”
... supports the position that there would not have been any connivance between PTL and the then Governor, through his sister or otherwise. «Lankaweb, Jul 15»
6
Former IGP charged in Rs2.03bn weapons scam
Both were charged for committing the crime with the active connivance of former Frontier Constabulary commandant Abdul Majeed Khan, ... «Pakistan Today, Jul 15»
7
Jawan held for smuggling already under lens: BSF | Chandigarh …
"The constable was later found to be involved in smuggling activities in connivance with smugglers. He was apprehended by the BSF and ... «NYOOOZ, Jul 15»
8
Wajir County Is a Disgrace and Den of Corruption
This is solely the duty of the governor and his silence will translate to absolute connivance or partisan. The fact that the county government is ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
9
Bring back democracy
... toadyism, and crime flourish with state connivance, and eat into the vitals of a nation including economy and social equanimity, as it has done ... «DhakaTribune, Jul 15»
10
Protests by communities slash Nigeria's crude oil output
“We are appealing to the federal government to carefully and thoroughly investigate NPDC and Nestoil over connivance to award contracts to ... «StarAfrica.com, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Connivance [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/connivance>. Apr 2024 ».
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