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collusion [kəˈluːʒən] n
1. secret agreement for a fraudulent purpose; connivance; conspiracy 2. (Law) a secret agreement between opponents at law in order to obtain a judicial decision for some wrongful or improper purpose [from Latin collūsiō, from collūdere to collude] collusive adj ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
collusion noun conspiracy, intrigue, deceit, complicity, connivance, secret understanding He found no evidence of collusion between record companies and retailers. Translations collusion [kəˈluːʒən] N → confabulación f, connivencia f to be in collusion with → confabular or conspirar con collusion n → (geheime) Absprache; they’re acting in collusion → sie haben sich abgesprochen; there’s been some collusion between those two pupils → diese beiden Schüler haben zusammengearbeitet collusion [kəˈluːʒ/ən] n → collusione f in collusion with → in accordo segreto con collusion [kəˈluːʒ/ən] n → collusione f in collusion with → in accordo segreto con How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Should there be found a citizen zealous enough to undertake the unpromising task, if there happen to be collusion between the parties concerned, how easy it is to clothe the circumstances with so much ambiguity, as to render it uncertain what was the precise conduct of any of those parties? The fact of the presence of the chambermaid--who had come to clean up The Yellow Room--in the laboratory, when Monsieur Stangerson and his daughter returned from their walk, at half-past one, permits us to affirm that at half-past one the murderer was not in the chamber under the bed, unless he was in collusion with the chambermaid. There was collusion, sir, or that villain never would have escaped. |
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