connivery


con·nive

C0576600 (kə-nīv′)intr.v. con·nived, con·niv·ing, con·nives 1. To cooperate secretly in an illegal or wrongful action; collude: The dealers connived with customs officials to bring in narcotics.2. To scheme; plot.3. To feign ignorance of or fail to take measures against a wrong, thus implying tacit encouragement or consent: The guards were suspected of conniving at the prisoner's escape.
[Latin cōnīvēre, connīvēre, to close the eyes.]
con·niv′er n.con·niv′er·y n.

connivery

(kəˈnaɪvərɪ) nthe act of conniving