What is CONNIVANCE? Definition of CONNIVANCE in Black's Law Dictionary - Legal dictionary - Glossary of legal terms.
The secret or indirect consent or permission of one person to the commission of an unlawful or criminal act by another. State v. Gesell, 124 Mo. 531, 27 S.W. 1101. A winking at; voluntary blindness; an intentional failure to discover or prevent the wrong; forbearance or passive consent. Pierce v. Crisp, 260 Ky. 519, 86 S. W.2d 293, 296.
The corrupt consent of one party to the commission of the acts of the other constituting the cause of divorce. Dennis v. Dennis, 36 A. 34, 68 Conn. 186, 34 L.R.A. 449, 57 Am.St.Rep. 95; Manville v. Manville, Mo.App., 81 S.W.2d 382, 388.
A corrupt intent is essential. Ratcliff v. Ratcliff, 221 Mo.App. 944, 288 S.W. 794, 796. But see Leavitt v. Leavitt, 229 Mass. 196, 118 N.E. 262, and 33 L.J.Mat.Cas. 161.
Connivance differs from condonation, though the same legal consequences may attend it. Connivance necessarily involves criminality on the part of the individual who connives; condonation may take place without imputing the slightest blame to the party who forgives the injury. Connivance must be the act of the mind before the offense has been committed; condonation is the result of a determination to forgive an injury which was not known until after it was inflicted. Turton v. Turton, 3 Hagg.Eccl. 350.
Connivance differs, also, from collusion ; the former is generally collusion for a particular purpose, while the latter may exist without connivance. 3 Hagg.Eccl. 130.
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