7 September 2017

complicit

[kuh m-plis-it]

adjective

1. choosing to be involved in an illegal or questionable act, especially with others; having complicity.

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Examples from the Web for complicit

Contemporary Examples

After all, doing so would make them complicit in irrationality, which is against their religion.
In Florida, ’Tis The Season for Satan
Jay Michaelson
December 7, 2014

At the age of sixteen these bad guys chase you, often under the amused and complicit watch of policemen.
Living Black & Gay in the ’50s
Alain Mabanckou
December 3, 2014

Even the five who the Nazis turned on, however, were complicit with the regime in some fashion.
Top Nazis And Their Complicated Relationship With Artists
William O’Connor
November 30, 2014

But my silence was not only wrong; I am complicit on some level in nurturing the “rape culture” that we see today in our country.
What Trait Do Bill Cosby’s Defenders Share?
Dean Obeidallah
November 26, 2014

But through all of those years, I was complicit in pushing the myth.
I Pushed the Lance Armstrong Lie: An Open Letter to Greg LeMond
Mark McKinnon
July 31, 2014

But viewers know the rules of these shows, how they are crafted and stories manipulated, and are complicit with the manipulation.
‘The Real Housewives of New York City’ Loses a Leg in Sixth-Season Finale
Tim Teeman
July 23, 2014

Pretty much every single participant was complicit in the effort to put on a show.
The Scopes Monkey Trial 2.0: It’s Not About the Stupid Science-Deniers
Michael Schulson
July 21, 2014

They interrogate members of this strange community and discover that many of them might be complicit in a dark conspiracy.
‘True Detective,’ Obsessive-Compulsive Noir, and ‘Twin Peaks’
Jimmy So
March 14, 2014

Begg later sued the government for damages claiming Britain had been complicit in mistreating him during his detention.
Former Guantanamo Detainee Moazzam Begg Arrested Following Compensation Payout
The Telegraph
February 26, 2014

Historical Examples

The United States could have accepted the permanent division of Europe, and been complicit in the oppression of others.
Complete State of the Union Addresses from 1790 to 2006
Various

Today’s quote

Every act of rebellion expresses a nostalgia for innocence and an appeal to the essence of being.

– Albert Camus

On this day

7 September 1876 – birth of C.J. Dennis, Australian poet (Songs of a Sentimental Bloke). Died 22 June 1938.

7 September 1936 – birth of Charles Hardin Holley, otherwise known as Buddy Holly. 1950s rock star, famous for songs such as ‘Peggy Sue’ and ‘That’ll be the day’. Died in a plane crash on 3 February 1959 with other musicians, Richie Valens, J.P. ‘Big Bopper’ Richardson and the pilot, Roger Peterson. Their deaths were immortalised in the Don McLean song, ‘American Pie’, when he sang about the day the music died.

7 September 1978 – death of Keith Moon, British musician, drummer for ‘The Who’. Born 23 August 1946.