The matrimonial misconduct of one spouse caused by, or knowingly, willfully or recklessly permitted by, the other spouse. Connivance in creating a basis for a divorce application can result in the application being rejected.
A situation set up so that another person commits a wrongdoing. For example, a husband who invites his wife's lover along on vacation may have connived her adultery, and if he tried to divorce her for her behavior, she could assert his connivance as a defense.