Complacency vs. Complicity — What's the Difference?

A feeling of contentment or self-satisfaction, especially when coupled with an unawareness of danger, trouble, or controversy.

Complicity is the participation in a completed criminal act of an accomplice, a partner in the crime who aids or encourages (abets) other perpetrators of that crime, and who shared with them an intent to act to complete the crime. A person is an accomplice of another person in the commission of a crime if they purpose the completion of a crime, and toward that end, if that person solicits or encourages the other person, or aids or attempts to aid in planning or committing the crime, or has legal duty to prevent that crime but fails to make an effort to prevent it properly.Unlike attempt, solicitation, and conspiracy, which are crimes in and of themselves, complicity is not itself a crime but is a way of committing a crime.

An instance of contented self-satisfaction.

Involvement as an accomplice in a questionable act or a crime.

A feeling of contented self-satisfaction, especially when unaware of upcoming trouble.

The state of being complicit; involvement as a partner or accomplice, especially in a crime or other wrongdoing.

An instance of self-satisfaction.

(archaic) Complexity.

Passivity as a result of contentment with the current situation.

The state of being an accomplice; participation in guilt.

The feeling you have when you are satisfied with yourself;

Guilt as an accomplice in a crime or offense