complicit

/kəmˈplɪsɪt/
adjective
  1. Involved with others in wrongdoing or a questionable activity, often by not speaking out or by giving silent approval.
    • By ignoring the bullying, the teacher was complicit in the harassment.
    • He felt complicit in the lie because he didn't correct his friend's story.
    • The company was complicit in the pollution by failing to report the leak.
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