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collusive

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


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They contended that the effort was a fraud upon the court, a collusive arrangement abusing the judicial system.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026

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

At that 2019 meeting, Peters told Feuer there was a strong likelihood that documents would become public, revealing the City Attorney’s Office’s role in the collusive lawsuit, according to Civetti’s affidavit.

From Los Angeles Times • May 16, 2024

The escape was probably collusive, and the sole result of these intricate iniquities was to create for the Government an enemy who would have been dangerous if he had been trusted by the extreme Presbyterians. 

From A Short History of Scotland by Lang, Andrew




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