- complicity (in something)
the act of taking part with another person in a crime synonym collusion同谋;共犯;勾结 to be guilty of complicity in the murder 犯凶杀同谋罪 evident complicity between the two brothers 两兄弟间明显的串通一气
Extra ExamplesTopics Crime and punishmentc2She did not suspect him of complicity with the authorities. 她没怀疑他会与当局串通。 her alleged complicity in the bombing 爆炸事件中她被控的共谋 her complicity in a plot to kill the president 她参与到刺杀总统的密谋中 the complicity between the army and drug smugglers 军队和毒贩之间的串通
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- alleged
- apparent
- active
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- complicity between
- complicity in
- complicity with
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- an act of complicity
Word Originmid 17th cent.: from Middle English complice ‘an associate’, from Old French, from late Latin complex, complic- ‘allied’, from Latin complicare ‘fold together’, from com- ‘together’ + plicare ‘to fold’. Compare with accomplice.