Collusion Definition

kə-lo͝ozhən
noun
A secret agreement for fraudulent or illegal purpose; conspiracy.
Webster's New World
An agreement between two or more individuals to perpetrate a fraud or to commit an illegal act.
Webster's New World Law
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.
Webster's New World Law

A secret agreement for an illegal purpose; conspiracy.

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Noun

Singular:
collusion
Plural:
collusions

Origin of Collusion

  • Middle English from Latin collūsiō collūsiōn- from collūsus past participle of collūdere to collude collude

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Dated from the 14th Century CE; from Old French collusion, from Latin collusionem (“act of colluding”).

    From Wiktionary

Collusion Sentence Examples

  • He was loudly accused by the Catholics of collusion with the enemies of the faith.

  • The two smugglers acted incollusion to transport the illegal goods over the border.

  • Was there collusion among the major technology corporations to suppress wages for their workers?

  • The district attorney filed charges against the rogue narcotics officer for collusion with the drug traffickers.

  • The current question is how many government operatives will be charged with collusion with Russia?

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