complicity
noun
[ kəmˈplɪsɪti ]
• the fact or condition of being involved with others in an activity that is unlawful or morally wrong.
Origin:
mid 17th century: from Middle English complice ‘an associate’, from Old French, from late Latin complex, complic- ‘allied’, from Latin complicare ‘fold together’ (see complicate). Compare with accomplice.
