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In a televised news conference, Lee said that based on the evidence, “the president was collusively involved in a considerable part of the criminal activities by suspects Choi Soon-sil, Ahn Jong-beom and Jung Ho-sung.”

From Seattle Times • Nov. 19, 2016

The Supreme Court held that "he took no active part in the negotiations and that Fall, acting collusively with Doheny, dominated the making of the contracts and leases."

From Time Magazine Archive

The defenders of James have frequently pleaded in his excuse the judgment of the Court of King's Bench, on the information collusively laid against Sir Edward Hales: but the plea is of no value.

From The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 2 by Macaulay, Thomas Babington Macaulay, Baron

Two other printers were collusively arrested, brought before Wilkes and Oliver, and at once liberated.

From Burke by Morley, John

Wheble and Thompson were collusively arrested and were discharged, Wheble by alderman Wilkes and Thompson by alderman Oliver, as not being accused of any crime.

From The Political History of England - Vol. X. The History of England from the Accession of George III to the close of Pitt's first Administration by Poole, Reginald Lane