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collusion
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col·lu·sion  (k-lzhn)
n.
A secret agreement between two or more parties for a fraudulent, illegal, or deceitful purpose.

[Middle English, from Latin collsi, collsin-, from collsus, past participle of colldere, to collude; see collude.]

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
Noun1.collusion - secret agreement
arrangement, agreement - the thing arranged or agreed to; "they made arrangements to meet in Chicago"
2.collusion - agreement on a secret plot
agreement - the verbal act of agreeing
cahoot - collusion; "in cahoots with"

collusion
noun conspiracy, intrigue, deceit, complicity, connivance, secret understanding He found no evidence of collusion between record companies and retailers.
Translations
collusion [kəˈluːʒən] Nconfabulación f, connivencia f
to be in collusion withconfabular or conspirar con
collusion [kəˈluːʒən] ncollusion f
in collusion with → en complicité avec
collusion
n(geheime) Absprache; they’re acting in collusionsie haben sich abgesprochen; there’s been some collusion between those two pupilsdiese beiden Schüler haben zusammengearbeitet
collusion [kəˈluːʒn] ncollusione f
in collusion with → in accordo segreto con


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Journal of International Economic Law, 10(1), 87 at 89--"export cartels are agreements between exporter to act collusively in respect of some aspects of their export activity.
An owner might declare a high self-assessed value and then seek to avoid the associated penalties by collusively transferring the property to a close associate, allegedly at the self-assessed price but actually for a lower amount.
These apparently collusively fixed surcharges include a variety of costs that presumably should vary as among carriers, such as equipment repositioning charges and paper work filing.
 
 
 
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