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connivenza

connivance

noun kon-nee-VEN-tsah Rare
People & Society Crime

Origin: From Latin connivere ('to wink at, to overlook').

Also means

complicity

Usage Note

Connivenza describes passive complicity — looking the other way while wrongdoing occurs, rather than active participation. In connivenza con means 'in connivance with'. It is a formal noun used in legal, journalistic, and political discourse. Plural: connivenze. A near-synonym is complicità ('complicity'), which often implies more active involvement.

Examples

"L'evasione avvenne in connivenza con le guardie."

Natural Translation

The escape happened in connivance with the guards.

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