English-Thai Dictionary

collusion

N การ สมรู้ร่วมคิด  การ รวมหัว กัน คิด อุบาย  intrigue connivance complicity conspiracy trick kan-som-ru-ruam-khid

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

COLLUSION

n.s as z. 1. In law, a deceitful agreement or compact between two or more persons, for the one party to bring an action against the other, for some evil purpose, as to defraud a third person of his right.
A secret understanding between two parties, who plead or proceed fraudulently against each other, to the prejudice of a third person.
2. In general, a secret agreement for a fraudulent purpose.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

COLLUSION

Col *lu "sion, n. Etym: [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 )

 

Defn: 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. 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.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

collusion

col lu sion |kəˈlo͞oZHən kəˈluʒən | ▶noun secret or illegal cooperation or conspiracy, esp. in order to cheat or deceive others: the armed forces were working in collusion with drug traffickers | collusion between media owners and political leaders. • Law such cooperation or conspiracy, esp. between ostensible opponents in a lawsuit. DERIVATIVES col lu sive |-siv, -ziv |adjective, col lu sive ly |-sivlē, -zivlē |adverb ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin collusion-, from colludere ‘have a secret agreement ’ (see collude ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

collusion

col |lu ¦sion |kəˈl (j )uːʒ (ə )n | ▶noun [ mass noun ] secret or illegal cooperation or conspiracy in order to deceive others: the armed forces were working in collusion with drug traffickers. • Law collusion between ostensible opponents in a lawsuit. DERIVATIVES collusive adjective, collusively adverb ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin collusio (n- ), from colludere ‘have a secret agreement ’ (see collude ).

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

collusion

collusion noun there had been collusion between the security forces and paramilitary groups: conspiracy, connivance, complicity, intrigue, plotting, secret understanding, collaboration, scheming.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

collusion

collusion noun there has been collusion between the security forces and paramilitary groups: conspiracy, connivance, complicity, intrigue, plotting, secret understanding, collaboration, scheming.

 

French Dictionary

collusion

collusion n. f. nom féminin Entente secrète. : Il y a eu collusion entre ces entreprises pour hausser le prix de ces produits: c ’est illégal. SYNONYME complicité . Note Sémantique Ne pas confondre avec le nom collision, choc de deux corps.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

collusion

col lu sion /kəlúːʒ (ə )n /名詞 U ｟かたく 非難して ｠ «…との /…間の » 共謀, 結託 ; 〘法 〙通謀, 馴れ合い «with /between » ▸ in collusion with A Aと共謀して