Connivance

Definition:

  • (n.) Intentional failure or forbearance to discover a fault or wrongdoing; voluntary oversight; passive consent or cooperation.
  • (n.) Corrupt or guilty assent to wrongdoing, not involving actual participation in, but knowledge of, and failure to prevent or oppose it.

Compare connivance with other words:

connivance vs. conniving

connivance vs. connive

complicity vs. connivance