collusive
Americanadjective
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Origin of collusive
First recorded in 1665–75; collus(ion) + -ive
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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
Rex Frazier, president of the Personal Insurance Federation, said there was nothing collusive about insurers’ behavior.
From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2025
Indeed, the alteration of the books of the Treasury would required the collusive co-operation of many persons, and evidence of the fact of the alteration would, of necessity, become known to hundreds of clerks.
From Reminiscences of Sixty Years in Public Affairs, Vol. 2 by Boutwell, George S.
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