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
Allegations of government complicity have persisted for decades, with civil rights leaders, investigative authors and Ray's attorneys citing the FBI, Memphis police, and Missouri State Penitentiary — from which Ray escaped a year before the killing — as potential conspirators.
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Marc Caputo, Axios, 15 Feb. 2025
The public, having been accused of complicity, took its revenge.
—Franklin Foer, The Atlantic, 11 Feb. 2025
Their departures were not rejections of morality but critiques of Christianity’s complicity in oppression.
—Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 8 Feb. 2025
Officers on Tuesday arrested Flor Contreras, 25, on suspicion of complicity to committing first-degree murder.
—Max Levy, The Denver Post, 17 Jan. 2025
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Marc Caputo, Axios, 15 Feb. 2025
The public, having been accused of complicity, took its revenge.
—Franklin Foer, The Atlantic, 11 Feb. 2025
Their departures were not rejections of morality but critiques of Christianity’s complicity in oppression.
—Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 8 Feb. 2025
Officers on Tuesday arrested Flor Contreras, 25, on suspicion of complicity to committing first-degree murder.
—Max Levy, The Denver Post, 17 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for complicity
Noun
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She was arrested on suspicion of robbery (conspiracy) and resisting or obstructing officers, according to the news release.—
Carolyn Komatsoulis,
Idaho Statesman,
1 Mar. 2025
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The former cartel leader is facing multiple charges, including drug trafficking and conspiracy to murder, in the Eastern District of New York.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
28 Feb. 2025
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Such conduct includes hard core collusion, mergers that reduce competitive vigor, and maintenance of monopolies through the inefficient exclusion or imposition of costs on competitors.—
Alden Abbott,
Forbes,
24 Feb. 2025
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Multiple musical numbers denounce the collusion between authorities and criminals.—
Alejandra Marquez Guajardo,
The Conversation,
14 Feb. 2025
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The arrests were part of wide-ranging Establishment attacks on the new generation of pop stars in Britain at the time, done through connivance with informers and a hostile conservative media.—
Bill Wyman,
Vulture,
30 Jan. 2025
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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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“Complicity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/complicity. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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