collude

collude
col·lude /kə-'lüd/ vi col·lud·ed, col·lud·ing: to agree or cooperate secretly for a fraudulent or otherwise illegal purpose

Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. . 1996.

collude
I verb abet, calculate, combine, conceive, confederate, connive, conspire, contrive, cooperate, design, devise, engineer, foment, frame, incite, intrigue, involve, machinate, maneuver, plan, plot, prearrange, predetermine, scheme associated concepts: collusion between husband and wife, collusion to circumvent the law, collusive action, fraudulent conveyances II index combine (act in concert), connive, conspire, contrive, cooperate, involve (participate), maneuver, plan, plot, scheme

Burton's Legal Thesaurus. . 2006


collude
v.
(1) Conspire; to agree secretly to commit some fraudulent act.
(2) In a divorce proceeding, for the husband and wife to agree that one of them will commit some act that can be grounds for divorce.
n.
collusion

The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. . 2008.

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  • collude — [kə lo͞od′] vi. colluded, colluding [L colludere < com , with + ludere, to play: see LUDICROUS] to act in collusion or conspire, esp. for a fraudulent purpose …   English World dictionary

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  • collude — col|lude [kəˈlu:d] v [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: colludere, from com ( COM ) + ludere [i] to play ] to work with someone secretly, especially in order to do something dishonest or illegal collude with ▪ Several customs officials have been… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • collude — UK [kəˈluːd] / US [kəˈlud] verb [intransitive] Word forms collude : present tense I/you/we/they collude he/she/it colludes present participle colluding past tense colluded past participle colluded formal to work secretly with someone to do… …   English dictionary

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