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complicit
[ kuhm-plis-it ]
adjective
- choosing to be involved in an illegal or questionable act, especially with others; having complicity.
complicit
/ ˌɒˈɪɪ /
adjective
- involved with others in reprehensible or illegal activity
Word History and Origins
Origin of complicit1
Word History and Origins
Origin of complicit1
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Example Sentences
Jake said the protests were "about showing people all around the world that with small groups of organised collective groups of people, you can occupy complicit institutions".
In a smart detail, Mendelsohn’s unnamed racist shoots the other white guy in the store a complicit wink.
The sluggish response by the Department of Justice to pursue Trump on a wide variety of crimes, coupled with a complicit or inept judiciary gave the virus time to explode.
Three of them have good cause to fear the law; all seven are complicit in benefits fraud.
"It is distressing to think that such a large group of people could have been complicit in such an orchestrated, targeted crime."
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