connivance

[Eng. conniv(e); -ance.] I. Ordinary Language : 1. Lit .: The act of winking; a wink. 2. Fig .: Voluntary or intentional neglect or omi ion to see any fault; pa ive cooperation, especially in a crime. "The predece or of Roderick upon the Spanish throne, and slain by his connivance, "-Scott: Don Roderick, Note. II. Law : Consent, expre or tacit, on the part of a busband in the adultery of a wife, or of a wife in that of her husband. When this is proved, the per son thus conniving is not entitled to obtain the di olution of the marriage.