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collusive

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

Feuer has repeatedly told reporters that he didn’t find out about the involvement of his attorneys in the collusive lawsuit until April 2019.

From Los Angeles Times • May 16, 2024

It is thus easy for two men to concert a collusive attack which shall succeed either way, and be dishonest both ways.

From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 54, No. 334, August 1843 by Various




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