complacency

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Condemning what they call the complacency of the State Government, they have decided to abstain from the courts for a day.

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  1. noun A feeling of contentment or self-satisfaction, especially when coupled with an unawareness of danger, trouble, or controversy.
  2. noun An instance of contented self-satisfaction.

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/kəm ˈ plej səns, sənsi/
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