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/kəmˈplɪs.ɪt/
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kəmˈplɪs.ɪt
Adjective
Associated with or participating in an activity, especially one of a questionable nature.
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It [slavery] has set the seal of a complicit, guilty silence upon the most orthodox pulpits and the saintliest tongues, […]
"I confess," and the Englishman turned with a near complicit grin to Hamo, "I have certain vulgar tastes myself."
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Khan's sale of nuclear secrets and a complicit Pakistani government have made the world a ticking time bomb.
I have been critical of the RDG in the past for merely being a cypher for government announcements, but the failure of its members to make a stand on this issue and not be complicit in the Government's subterfuge is a shocking indictment of their failure to protect the industry.
Adjective
involved with others in an activity that is unlawful or morally wrong