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10 Language-to-English DictionariesComplicity
/kəmˈplɪsɪti/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The state of being involved with others in an illegal activity or wrongdoing.
"He denied any complicity in the corporate fraud scheme." - 2
Involvement as an accomplice in a questionable act or omission.
"The report suggested institutional complicity in covering up the safety violations."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'com- ('together') and 'plex' ('twisted'), passing through Middle French 'complicité' into English in the 17th century. Historically evolving from the notion of being 'folded together' in an action, it came to specifically denote partnership or involvement in a crime or wrongdoing.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Complicity" is said worldwide
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complicité
Transliteration: kõ.pli.si.te
"Sa complicité dans le vol a été prouvée."
Mitschuld
Transliteration: ˈmɪtˌʃʊlt
"Er wurde wegen Mitschuld verurteilt."
complicità
Transliteration: kom.pli.t͡ʃiˈta
"La polizia indaga sulla sua complicità nel reato."
complicidad
Transliteration: kom.pli.siˈdad
"Nadie puede negar su complicidad en este asunto."
cumplicidade
Transliteration: kũ.pli.siˈda.dʒi
"Eles foram acusados de cumplicidade."
अपराधीक साठगाँठ
Transliteration: apradhik sathganth
"अपराध में उसकी साठगाँठ साबित हो गई।"
共谋
Transliteration: gòngmóu
"他被指控与这起盗窃案有共谋关系。"
공모
Transliteration: gongmo
"그들은 범죄 공모 혐의로 기소되었습니다."
共犯
Transliteration: kyōhan
"彼の犯行への共犯関係が疑われている。"
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