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Conspiracy vs Connivance - What's the difference?

conspiracy | connivance |

As nouns the difference between conspiracy and connivance

is that conspiracy is the act of two or more persons, called conspirators, working secretly to obtain some goal, usually understood with negative connotations while connivance is the process of conniving.

conspiracy

English

(wikipedia conspiracy)

Noun

(conspiracies)
  • The act of two or more persons, called conspirators, working secretly to obtain some goal, usually understood with negative connotations.
  • (legal) An agreement between two or more persons to break the law at some time in the future.
  • A group of ravens.
  • (linguistics) A situation in which different phonological or grammatical rules lead to similar or related outcomes.

    • Derived terms

    * conspiracy of silence * conspiracy theory

    Related terms

    * conspire * conspirator

    connivance

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The process of conniving.

    • References

    * US strikes on Somalia, The Week , Issue 596, page 5.

    Anagrams

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