connivance

/kəˈnaɪvəns/
noun
  1. Secret or passive cooperation in wrongdoing or illegal activity, especially by someone who should prevent it.
    • The scandal was only possible with the connivance of several senior officials.
    • She was accused of connivance in the theft of company funds.
    • The guard was fired for his connivance in the prison escape.
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