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Complicit

/kəmˈplɪs.ɪt/

Associated with or participating in an activity, especially one of a questionable nature.

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Associated with or participating in an activity, especially one of a questionable nature.

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Word	Definition
complicitynoun	The state of being complicit; involvement as a partner or accomplice, especially in a crime or other wrongdoing.
accomplicenoun	(law) An associate in the commission of a crime; a participator in an offense, whether a principal or an accessory.
collusionnoun	A private agreement for a fraudulent or illegal purpose; conspiracy.
connivancenoun	(law) The process of conniving or conspiring.
conspiratorial	Pertaining to conspiracy or conspirators.
co-conspiratornoun	A person involved with others in a conspiracy.
accessorynoun	Having a secondary, supplementary or subordinate function by accompanying as a subordinate; aiding in a secondary way; being additional; contributing or being contributory.
bystandernoun	A person who, although present at some event, does not take part in it; an observer, witness, or spectator.
guiltynoun	(law) Judged to have committed a crime.
partnerverb	(transitive) To join as a partner.
involved	Associated with others, be a participant or make someone be a participant (in a crime, process, etc.)
confederateverb	(ambitransitive) To unite persons or states in a league, confederacy or conspiracy; to ally, league.
aided	having help; often used as a combining form
connivingnoun	That connives; conspiratorial.
intriguing	Causing a desire to know more; mysterious.
guiltylike	(informal) guiltily
sequaciousnoun	(Of people) Likely to follow, conform, or yield to others, especially showing unthinking adherence to others' ideas; easily led.
scandal-ridden	Dominated or plagued by scandals.
criminal-like	Like, resembling, or befitting a criminal.
seamy	Sordid, squalid or corrupt.