Complicity
Complicity noun - A secret agreement or cooperation between two parties for an illegal or dishonest purpose.
Usage example: the two major auction houses acting in complicity to drive up the prices of art works
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Synonyms for Complicity
Plot and complicity are semantically related In some cases you can use "Plot" instead a noun "Complicity".
Plot
Plot noun - A secret plan for accomplishing evil or unlawful ends.
Usage example: the Secret Service uncovered just in time a plot to assassinate the President
Complicity and plot are semantically related in plan topic. Sometimes you can use "Complicity" instead a noun "Plot".
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Celestia punishes the Prince for his complicity by assigning him a diplomatic mission to repair the damage done as part of the plot.
Source: Unishment - From Prescott Bush's complicity in the business plot and helping the Nazis with rearming for WWII to George W.
Source: Acceptable Political Targets
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