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Police collusion with militias in Iraq — has been a key element that had led to the proliferation of death squads.IncidentsOn 4 October 2006, in the Amil district of Baghdad, Shiite private militias abducted 24 workers and shot two others. As a result, some of the police officers there… … Wikipedia
collusion — col‧lu‧sion [kəˈluːʒn] noun [uncountable] when people or businesses share information or secretly make arrangements among themselves to get an unfair advantage: • an investigation into alleged collusion among art dealers • The Wall Street… … Financial and business terms
collusion, connivance — Collusion means a secret agreement for some tricky, underhanded, or fraudulent purpose: Drivers acted in collusion with warehousemen to rob the manufacturer. Collusion is close in meaning to conspiracy and should not be confused with… … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
collusion — n. 1) collusion between 2) in collusion with * * * [kə luːʒ(ə)n] in collusion with collusion between … Combinatory dictionary
collusion — [[t]kəlu͟ːʒ(ə)n[/t]] N UNCOUNT: usu N between pl n, N with n, in N (disapproval) Collusion is secret or illegal co operation, especially between countries or organizations. [FORMAL] He found no evidence of collusion between record companies and… … English dictionary
collusion — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. conspiracy, scheme, intrigue, cabal; conniving, deception; logrolling, price fixing, hookup (inf.), cahoots (inf.). See plan, cooperation. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. conspiracy, complicity, intrigue,… … English dictionary for students
collusion — col·lu·sion /kə lü zhən/ n: the act or an instance of colluding col·lu·sive / siv/ adj Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
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. [1913 Webster] The foxe, maister of collusion … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Collusion (disambiguation) — Collusion is an agreement, usually secretive, which occurs between two or more persons to deceive, mislead, or defraud others of legal rights. Collusion may also refer to: Collusion (EP), a 2005 metalcore album Collusion Syndicate, a defunct… … Wikipedia
collusion — [n] secret understanding, often with intent to defraud bait and switch*, bill of goods*, bunco*, cahoots*, complicity, con game*, connivance, conspiracy, craft, deceit, diddling*, dodge, double cross, fast shuffle, flam*, flimflam*, fradulent… … New thesaurus
