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   complicity

   /kəmˈplɪsɪti/

   noun

   • 1. the fact or condition of being involved with others in an activity that is unlawful or morally wrong: "he is accused of complicity in a large-scale bribery scheme"

   Word Origin mid 17th century: from Middle Englishcomplice ‘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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