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a secret agreement or cooperation between two parties for an illegal or dishonest purpose
  • there was collusion between the two companies to fix prices

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“Collusion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/collusion. Accessed 24 Jan. 2021.

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