connivance Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun agreement on a secret plot
    collusion.
  2. noun (law) tacit approval of someone's wrongdoing
    secret approval; tacit consent.

WordNet

Con*niv"ance noun
Etymology
Cf. F. connivence, L. conniventia.
Definitions
  1. Intentional failure or forbearance to discover a fault or wrongdoing; voluntary oversight; passive consent or coperation.
  2. (Law) Corrupt or guilty assent to wrongdoing, not involving actual participation in, but knowledge of, and failure to prevent or oppose it. Syn. -- See Collusion.

Webster 1913