CONNIVANCE
\kənˈa͡ɪvəns], \kənˈaɪvəns], \k_ə_n_ˈaɪ_v_ə_n_s]\
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A situation set up so that another person commits a wrongdoing. For example, a husband who invites his wife's lover along on vacation may have connived her adultery, and if he tried to divorce her for her behavior, she could assert his connivance as a defense.
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