collusion

Definitions

col-/con- (together) + lus (play, past-participle stem) + -ion (act) = 'a game played together in secret.' The noun of collude, heavy in legal and business use — acting in collusion, price collusion. The crookedness is baked into the 'playing together against someone.'

Common Collocations

• 1.in collusion with与……串通
• 2.price collusion价格串通
• 3.evidence of collusion串通的证据

Example Sentences

• 1.

  The companies were fined for collusion in setting prices.

• 2.

  Investigators found no evidence of collusion between the parties.

• 3.

  The fraud was carried out in collusion with a bank insider.