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词汇 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.

    同谋;串通

    they were accused of complicity in the attempt to overthrow the government

    他们被控企图合谋推翻政府。

    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.

    同谋;串通

    they were accused of complicity in the attempt to overthrow the government

    他们被控企图合谋推翻政府。

    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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