complicity
pronunciation
How to pronounce complicity in British English:
UK [kəmˈplɪsəti]
How to pronounce complicity in American English:
US [kəmˈplɪsɪti]
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- Noun:
- guilt as an accomplice in a crime or offense
Word Origin
- complicity (n.)
- 1650s, from French complicité, from Old French complice "accomplice, comrade, companion" (14c.), from Late Latin complicem, accusative of complex "partner, confederate," from Latin complicare "to fold together" (see complicate; also compare accomplice).
Example
- 1. Desperate to find culprits , iraqis accuse syria and iran of complicity .
- 2. Two former cabinet ministers were sentenced to three years for complicity in the killings .
- 3. For combatants who know little about each other , complicity in rape can serve as a bond .
- 4. Mubarak , meanwhile , is facing charges of complicity in the killing of protesters during the popular uprising that ousted him from power .
- 5. But the boldness of the takeover and the apparent complicity , however reluctant , of the syrian authorities , carry implications that stretch beyond syria 's borders .