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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 con·niv·ance /kəˈnaɪvən(t)s/
 默許,縱容,假裝不見

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Con·niv·ance n.
 1. Intentional failure or forbearance to discover a fault or wrongdoing; voluntary oversight; passive consent or cooperation.
 2. Law Corrupt or guilty assent to wrongdoing, not involving actual participation in, but knowledge of, and failure to prevent or oppose it.
 Syn: -- See Collusion.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 connivance
      n 1: agreement on a secret plot [syn: collusion]
      2: (law) tacit approval of someone's wrongdoing [syn: secret
          approval, tacit consent]