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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
Noun
secret or illegal agreement or cooperation
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
Translations
collusion [kəˈluːʒən] nconfabulación f; connivencia;
in collusion with → en connivencia con
collusion [kəˈluːʒən] ncollusion f;
in collusion with → en complicité avec
collusion [kəˈluːʒən] n(geheime) Absprache f;
to be in collusion with → gemeinsame Sache machen mit
collusion [kəˈluːʒən] ncollusione f;
in collusion with → in accordo segreto con


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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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