collusive

[ kuh-loo-siv ]

adjective

1. involving collusion; fraudulently contrived by agreement:

   a collusive agreement to increase prices.

Other Words From

• col·lusive·ly adverb
• col·lusive·ness noun
• noncol·lusive adjective
• noncol·lusive·ly adverb
• noncol·lusive·ness noun
• precol·lusive adjective
• uncol·lusive adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of collusive¹

First recorded in 1665–75; collus(ion) + -ive

Example Sentences

Clark faces additional State Bar charges for accepting $640 worth of tickets to a 2016 Who concert from an attorney involved in the collusive lawsuit and failing to report the gift as required under city law.

From Los Angeles Times

Former DWP general manager David Wright accused Clark of lying about his role in the collusive lawsuit, one affidavit stated.

From Los Angeles Times

“This collusive price-fixing, price-gouging software will be determined to be illegal,” board member and mayoral candidate Aaron Peskin said, per Bloomberg.

From Salon

The city’s plan was endangered, however, when the Beverly Hills legal assistant threatened to go public about the city’s handling of the DWP mess and demanded about $1 million to return sensitive documents that would expose the collusive lawsuit.

From Los Angeles Times

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