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collusion

 
 
/kəˈluːʒən/ noun [U] LAW

Definition

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.
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