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col⋅lu⋅sion
[kuh-loo-zhuh
n] 
–noun
| 1. | a secret agreement, esp. for fraudulent or treacherous purposes; conspiracy: Some of his employees were acting in collusion to rob him. |
| 2. | Law. a secret understanding between two or more persons to gain something illegally, to defraud another of his or her rights, or to appear as adversaries though in agreement: collusion of husband and wife to obtain a divorce. |
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| col·lu·sion (kə-lōō'zhən) n. A secret agreement between two or more parties for a fraudulent, illegal, or deceitful purpose. [Middle English, from Latin collūsiō, collūsiōn-, from collūsus, past participle of collūdere, to collude; see collude.] |
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Collusion
Col*lu"sion\, n. [L. collusio: cf. F. collusion. See Collude.]1. A secret agreement and cooperation for a fraudulent or deceitful purpose; a playing into each other's hands; deceit; fraud; cunning. The foxe, maister of collusion. --Spenser. That they [miracles] be done publicly, in the face of the world, that there may be no room to suspect artifice and collusion. --Atterbury. By the ignorance of the merchants or dishonesty of the weavers, or the collusion of both, the ware was bad and the price excessive. --Swift. 2. (Law) An agreement between two or more persons to defraud a person of his rights, by the forms of law, or to obtain an object forbidden by law. --Bouvier. Abbott. Syn: Collusion, Connivance. Usage: A person who is guilty of connivance intentionally overlooks, and thus sanctions what he was bound to prevent. A person who is guilty of collusion unites with others (playing into their hands) for fraudulent purposes.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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collusion
1389, from O.Fr. collusion, from L. collusionem "act of colluding," from colludere, from com- "together" + ludere "to play," from ludus "game" (see ludicrous).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: col·lu·sion
Pronunciation: k&-'lü-zh&n
Function: noun
: the act or an instance of colluding —col·lu·sive /-siv/ adjective
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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