Complicity

Involvement in wrongdoing, including helping others carry it out or conceal it.

Involvement in another person’s wrongdoing. Pip fears that stealing the file has indirectly involved him in the attack on Mrs Joe.

Pip believes it is the iron Magwitch removed using the stolen file. This creates a chain of consequences: Pip’s childhood theft has helped make available an object later used for violence. His fear of complicity is therefore more specific than general nervousness, but enabling an object to become available is not the same as intending or committing the attack.

Involvement in wrongdoing carried out with others, even without being its main instigator.

Involvement in wrongdoing through assistance or encouragement, even without carrying out the main act.

Anita watched and encouraged the boys rather than carrying out the beating herself, but this is still complicity. The injury to their friendship is not merely jealousy over Sam: Anita has supported violence against someone whose identity connects him to Meena and her family.

Involvement in wrongdoing, including helping a harmful system continue even without personally designing it.

Involvement in wrongdoing through participation, assistance or acceptance, even without personally carrying out every action.

Involvement in wrongdoing, including helping to conceal it even without carrying out the original act.

Involvement in wrongdoing, including helping it happen or knowingly supporting its concealment.

Involvement in wrongdoing through assistance, agreement or allowing it to continue, even without personally carrying out the main act.

Involvement in wrongdoing through helping, cooperating or accepting what others do.

Involvement in wrongdoing through helping, agreeing to it or knowingly allowing it.

Involvement in wrongdoing through participation, assistance or knowingly allowing it to continue.

Involvement in wrongdoing through helping, supporting or knowingly allowing it, even without carrying out the main act yourself.

Sharing responsibility for wrongdoing through involvement, assistance or knowingly helping to conceal it.

Involvement in wrongdoing through helping it happen or knowingly supporting it.

Involvement in wrongdoing through participation, assistance or knowing cooperation.

Involvement in wrongdoing, including helping it continue through insufficient resistance or accepting its benefits.

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AQA GCSE English Literature · 8702

Edexcel GCSE English Literature · 1ET0

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OCR GCSE English Literature · J352