collusion

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  1. noun A secret agreement between two or more parties for a fraudulent, illegal, or deceitful purpose.

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  • The court made the decision last week, overruling a district court decision [JURIST report], citing risks of flight, collusion, and interference with other witnesses. —  JURIST - Paper Chase
  • So let me get this straight ... you are lobbying for an elimination of competition, collusion, and handing a controlling interest of Apache over to MS? —  Slashdot: Apache
  • ` ` Even if there wasn't collusion, the system is nutty ... it probably means that with a stroke of the pen, you could reduce everyone's bill by 10 percent. '' —  --1010 WINS Newswatch Headlines
  • Since all parties are acting in collusion, the majority of Canadians are no longer represented by government. —  CTV News RSS Feed
  • Among those he accused of collusion was a retired army officer - Gen Rito Alejo del Rio - who was a close associate of President Alvaro Uribe and is now facing murder charges. —  BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition
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  1. Middle English, from Latin collūsiō, collūsiōn-, from collūsus, past participle of collūdere, to collude; see collude.

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  1. = French collusion = Spanish colusion = Portuguese collusão = Italian collusione, from Latin collusio(n-), from colludere, past participle collusus, collude: see collude.
 

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