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单词 complicity
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Definition of complicity in English:

complicity

noun kəmˈplɪsɪtikəmˈplɪsədi
mass noun
  • The fact or condition of being involved with others in an activity that is unlawful or morally wrong.

    they were accused of complicity in the attempt to overthrow the government
    Example sentencesExamples
    • On the minimalist view, he was guilty of importing as an accessory or in complicity with the informant.
    • His depiction of criminal complicity as an everyday affair is brave, if a bit problematic.
    • The German Supreme Court found that the five members of the Court Martial were guilty of complicity in a crime against humanity.
    • Poverty and lack of judicial responsibility entice officials into complicity.
    • Corporate complicity, the tribunal's jury of conscience learned, was extensive.
    • The media's complicity in war crimes continues unabated, of course.
    • He has been asked to explain his company's alleged complicity in the contraband cigarette trade.
    • In both cases, failures would not justify an investigation into malfeasance or complicity.
    • This is a statement, not only of intellectual dishonesty, but also of direct political complicity.
    • It involves an understanding of our complicity in the system without judgement or guilt.
    • Its charter in some way negates the legality of such complicity.
    • There is no evidence of complicity between the employee and the columnists in obtaining the copies.
    • Accused of complicity in the coup attempt of July 1917, he even had to go into hiding in Finland.
    • The concept of aiding and abetting and complicity is well known I think to Australian law.
    • The truth is, it is hard to face the fact of murder or complicity in murder without a hard and cold heart.
    • Those three defendants are to face charges of kidnapping and complicity.
    • Given many of their staff's political sympathies one might almost suspect complicity.
    • To get multiple persons at the wrong end of the charge, one has to go to complicity, aiding and abetting, concert.
    • Therefore, obedience to obviously sinful commands is complicity and conspiracy.
    • I have privileged information about crime and complicity - but is it to be buried with me?
    Synonyms
    collusion, involvement, collaboration, connivance, abetment
    conspiracy
    informal being in cahoots

Origin

Mid 17th century: from Middle English complice 'an associate', from Old French, from late Latin complex, complic- 'allied', from Latin complicare 'fold together' (see complicate). Compare with accomplice.

 
 

Definition of complicity in US English:

complicity

nounkəmˈplɪsədikəmˈplisədē
  • The state of being involved with others in an illegal activity or wrongdoing.

    they were accused of complicity in the attempt to overthrow the government
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Given many of their staff's political sympathies one might almost suspect complicity.
    • This is a statement, not only of intellectual dishonesty, but also of direct political complicity.
    • Therefore, obedience to obviously sinful commands is complicity and conspiracy.
    • Poverty and lack of judicial responsibility entice officials into complicity.
    • He has been asked to explain his company's alleged complicity in the contraband cigarette trade.
    • The concept of aiding and abetting and complicity is well known I think to Australian law.
    • It involves an understanding of our complicity in the system without judgement or guilt.
    • The German Supreme Court found that the five members of the Court Martial were guilty of complicity in a crime against humanity.
    • Those three defendants are to face charges of kidnapping and complicity.
    • There is no evidence of complicity between the employee and the columnists in obtaining the copies.
    • Corporate complicity, the tribunal's jury of conscience learned, was extensive.
    • On the minimalist view, he was guilty of importing as an accessory or in complicity with the informant.
    • His depiction of criminal complicity as an everyday affair is brave, if a bit problematic.
    • Its charter in some way negates the legality of such complicity.
    • In both cases, failures would not justify an investigation into malfeasance or complicity.
    • The truth is, it is hard to face the fact of murder or complicity in murder without a hard and cold heart.
    • To get multiple persons at the wrong end of the charge, one has to go to complicity, aiding and abetting, concert.
    • Accused of complicity in the coup attempt of July 1917, he even had to go into hiding in Finland.
    • I have privileged information about crime and complicity - but is it to be buried with me?
    • The media's complicity in war crimes continues unabated, of course.
    Synonyms
    collusion, involvement, collaboration, connivance, abetment

Origin

Mid 17th century: from Middle English complice ‘an associate’, from Old French, from late Latin complex, complic- ‘allied’, from Latin complicare ‘fold together’ (see complicate). Compare with accomplice.

 
 
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