collusion
collusion
Definition
col·lu·sion (kə lo̵̅o̅′z̸hən)
noun
a secret agreement for fraudulent or illegal purpose; conspiracy
Etymology: ME < L collusio < collusus, pp. of colludere: see collude
col·lu′·sive (-siv) adjective
col·lu′·sively adverb
collusion
Synonyms
collusion
Law Definition
n
- An agreement between two or more individuals to perpetrate a fraud or to commit an illegal act.
- In divorce law, in states that do not have no-fault divorce, an agreement between husband and wife to suppress facts, manufacture false evidence, or to do some act that would create or appear to create a ground for divorce. If discovered, the agreement will cause the divorce to be denied.
collusion
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- prevent: The Government is also trying to prevent collusion between local officials and mine owners.
- involve: Unconditional positive regard never involves collusion and does necessitate the challenging of certain forms of behavior.
Preposition: between
- force: Sinn Fein have in the past called for inquiry after inquiry into collusion between security forces and Loyalist paramilitaries.
- government: This collusion between governments and the biotech industry is an extremely worrying trend.
- member: The main finding of the report was that there had been evidence of collusion between members of the security forces and Loyalist paramilitaries.
Adjective modifier
- tacit: Perhaps his tacit collusion in the fantasies of a silk fetishist would help.
- alleged: The Independent ( a newspaper published in London ) published details of an Irish government document that alleged collusion in the killing of Finucane.
- British: He confirms what Stevens says about British collusion with loyalist armed groups.
- possible: He has indicated that he is looking carefully at possible collusion in the murder.
- such: Perhaps the social standing of lawyers, and their skills in manipulating feelings, increase the likelihood of such collusion.
Noun used with modifier
- security: He repeated his calls for a full inquiry into the killing of lawyer Pat Finucane, and the related allegations of security force collusion.
- force: He repeated his calls for a full inquiry into the killing of lawyer Pat Finucane, and the related allegations of security force collusion.
- police: William Stobie was a key witness concerning allegations of official police collusion in the murder of Patrick Finucane.
- state: It also gives the lie to the notion that state collusion takes place only on the basis of omission.
Preposition: in
- murder: He has indicated that he is looking carefully at possible collusion in the murder.
Preposition: of
- government: She points to increasing collusion of government and biotech corporations.
Preposition: with
- force: More than 3,000 trade unionists have been murdered there since 1989, mostly by right-wing paramilitaries in collusion with security forces.
- paramilitaries: While both Colombian and UK Governments deny that military collusion with the paramilitaries goes beyond localized instances, mounds of evidence suggest otherwise.
- government: But Conservatives have drawn up their own amendment in collusion with the Government.
- loyalist: He confirms what Stevens says about British collusion with loyalist armed groups.
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