noun
also con·niv·ence kəˈnīvən(t)s
( -s )
Etymology: French or Latin; French connivence, from Latin conniventia, from connivent-, connivens (present participle of connivēre ) + -ia
1. : the act of conniving : intentional failure to notice or discover a wrongdoing : passive consent or cooperation
2. : corrupt or guilty assent to wrongdoing that involves knowledge of and failure to prevent or oppose it but no actual participation in it — compare accomplice