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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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However, anyone who has taken Auditing 101 knows that despite admonitions to have checks and balances and segregation of duties, internal controls are easily overridden by senior management acting collusively. The judge said the rule ``was adopted collusively with the specific intent to circumvent the terms of the injunction. burden to present admissible evidence which tends to exclude, by a preponderance of the evidence, the possibility that the (Defendants) acted independently rather than collusively. |
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