passive consent
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passive participation — Something more than a merely passive attitude toward a conspiracy; a passive consent to the object of the conspiracy and concurring with the purposes of the other conspirators, although actually standing by while the others put the conspiracy… … Ballentine's law dictionary
Passive foreign investment company — Within taxation law of the USA, a passive foreign investment company (or PFIC ) is a foreign company with predominantly investment income, or whose assets are primarily intended to generate investment income. The Internal Revenue Service handles… … Wikipedia
acquiescence — I noun accedence, acceptance, accession, accordance, acknowledgment, adsensus, agreement, allowance, assent, compliance, concession, concordance, concurrence, consent, grant, implied consent, nonresistance, observance, passive agreement, passive… … Law dictionary
allow — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. grant, permit; concede; tolerate, suffer, let. See disclosure, consent, permission. Ant., prohibit, forbid. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To permit an action] Syn. permit, let, sanction, grant, consent to,… … English dictionary for students
let — let1 [let] vt. let, letting [ME leten < OE lætan, to leave behind, akin to Ger lassen < IE * lēd < base * lēi , to neglect, leave behind > LATE, L letum, death] 1. to leave; forsake; abandon: now only in phrases let alone or let be or … English World dictionary
TeenScreen — National Center Formation 1999 Purpose/focus Mental health screening Headquarters New York City … Wikipedia
connivance — /kanayvans/ The secret or indirect consent or permission of one person to the commission of an unlawful or criminal act by another. A winking at; voluntary blindness; an intentional failure to discover or prevent the wrong; forbearance or passive … Black's law dictionary
connivance — /kanayvans/ The secret or indirect consent or permission of one person to the commission of an unlawful or criminal act by another. A winking at; voluntary blindness; an intentional failure to discover or prevent the wrong; forbearance or passive … Black's law dictionary
acquiescence — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. passive consent, quiet submission, resignation; see permission . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. yielding, compliance, acceptance, consenting, *buckling under, capitulation, submission, concurring, *caving in, deferring,… … English dictionary for students
Connivance — Con*niv ance, n. [Cf. F. connivence, L. conniventia.] 1. Intentional failure or forbearance to discover a fault or wrongdoing; voluntary oversight; passive consent or co[ o]peration. [1913 Webster] 2. (Law) Corrupt or guilty assent to wrongdoing … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
