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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: collusion n 1: secret agreement 2: agreement on a secret plot [syn: {connivance}]
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