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collusive

[kuh-loo-siv] / kəˈlu sɪv /
ADJECTIVE
deceitful
Synonyms


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It also might strip Judge Williams of any real power over the legal dispute, even if she believes the settlement was collusive in nature.

From Slate • May 15, 2026

It found Kim guilty of manipulating the share price of Deutsch Motors, a South Korean car dealer, which it ruled a "collusive... trading act constituting market manipulation".

From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026

Federal prosecutors never named or charged the city attorney personnel who they allege ordered the collusive lawsuit.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 5, 2024

Those attorneys, according to federal prosecutors, took part in a collusive lawsuit intended to quickly settle the case on terms favorable to the city and later sought to cover up the scheme.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 27, 2023

The funds of the municipality had been suddenly seized, on what appeared a collusive judgment, by the bankrupt Government of Mulinuu.

From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 18 (of 25) by Stevenson, Robert Louis




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