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- DictionaryCol·lu·sion/kəˈlo͞oZH(ə)n/
noun
- 1. secret or illegal cooperation or conspiracy, especially in order to cheat or deceive others: "the armed forces were working in collusion with drug traffickers"
Add to word list. the act of doing something secret or illegal with another person, company, etc. in order to deceive people: There have been allegations of collusion between/among fund managers. An appraiser sometimes acts in collusion with a borrower and provides a misleading appraisal report to the lender.
Collusion is a deceitful agreement or secret cooperation between two or more parties to limit open competition by deceiving, misleading or defrauding others of their legal right. Collusion is not always considered illegal. It can be used to attain objectives forbidden by law; for example, by defrauding or gaining an unfair market advantage.
The noun collusion almost always implies that plans are being made because of some nefarious, most likely illegal, purpose. An art thief could be in collusion with a museum director to steal a famous painting from an art museum.
[uncountable] (formal, disapproving) secret agreement especially in order to do something dishonest or to trick people. in collusion with somebody The police were corrupt and were operating in collusion with the drug dealers. collusion (between A and B) There was collusion between the two witnesses (= they gave the same false evidence).
Apr 26, 2024 · Collusion is secret or illegal co-operation, especially between countries or organizations. [formal, disapproval] He found no evidence of collusion between record companies and retailers. [+ between] Some stockbrokers, in collusion with bank officials, obtained large sums of money for speculation. [ Also + with]
Collusion definition: a secret agreement, especially for fraudulent or treacherous purposes; conspiracy. See examples of COLLUSION used in a sentence.
1. secret agreement for a fraudulent purpose; connivance; conspiracy. 2. (Law) a secret agreement between opponents at law in order to obtain a judicial decision for some wrongful or improper purpose. [C14: from Latin collūsiō, from collūdere to collude] colˈlusive adj.
