complicity
noun
com·plic·i·ty
kəm-ˈpli-s(ə-)tē 
plural complicities
1
: association or participation in or as if in a wrongful act
arrested for complicity in the crime
2
: an instance of complicity
The two share a complicity she calls fraternal.—
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There's no proof of her complicity in the murder.
He acted with his brother's complicity.
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Jamie Vella and Robert Agius, who were accused of supplying the car bomb that killed Maltese journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, were convicted of complicity in the Oct. 16, 2017, murder.
—Arkansas Online, 7 June 2025
When that right is under attack, silence becomes complicity.
—Larry Hogan, Baltimore Sun, 4 June 2025
Additionally, such an extensive cover-up would require the complicity of thousands of people across the political spectrum, including Republicans, journalists, and foreign officials—an implausible scenario.
—Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 June 2025
New Delhi has pinned the bloodshed on Islamabad, which denies complicity and called for an independent investigation.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 9 May 2025
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Arkansas Online, 7 June 2025
When that right is under attack, silence becomes complicity.
—Larry Hogan, Baltimore Sun, 4 June 2025
Additionally, such an extensive cover-up would require the complicity of thousands of people across the political spectrum, including Republicans, journalists, and foreign officials—an implausible scenario.
—Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 June 2025
New Delhi has pinned the bloodshed on Islamabad, which denies complicity and called for an independent investigation.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 9 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for complicity
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“Complicity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/complicity. Accessed 12 Jun. 2025.
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complicity
noun
com·plic·i·ty
kəm-ˈplis-ət-ē
plural complicities
: association or participation in a wrongful act
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