collu

n. [ L. colluctatio, fr. colluctari to struggle with; col- + luctari to struggle. ] A struggling; a contention. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Colluctation with old hags and hobgoblins. Dr. H. More. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Colluded; p. pr. & vb. n. Colluding. ] [ L. colludere, -lusum; col- + ludere to play. See Ludicrous. ] To have secretly a joint part or share in an action; to play into each other's hands; to conspire; to act in concert. [ 1913 Webster ]

If they let things take their course, they will be represented as colluding with sedition. Burke. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who conspires in a fraud. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n.; pl. Colla [ L., neck. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. (Anat.) A neck or cervix. Dunglison. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Bot.) Same as Collar. Gray. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. collusio: cf. F. collusion. See Collude. ] 1. A secret agreement and cooperation for a fraudulent or deceitful purpose; a playing into each other's hands; deceit; fraud; cunning. [ 1913 Webster ]

The foxe, maister of collusion. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

That they [ miracles ] be done publicly, in the face of the world, that there may be no room to suspect artifice and collusion. Atterbury. [ 1913 Webster ]

By the ignorance of the merchants or dishonesty of the weavers, or the collusion of both, the ware was bad and the price excessive. Swift. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Law) An agreement between two or more persons to defraud a person of his rights, by the forms of law, or to obtain an object forbidden by law. Bouvier. Abbott.

Syn. -- Collusion, Connivance. A person who is guilty of connivance intentionally overlooks, and thus sanctions what he was bound to prevent. A person who is guilty of collusion unites with others (playing into their hands) for fraudulent purposes. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. 1. Characterized by collusion; done or planned in collusion. “Collusive and sophistical arguings.” J. Trapp. “Collusive divorces.” Strype. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Acting in collusion. “Collusive parties.” Burke.

-- Col*lu"sive*ly, adv. -- Col*lu"sive*ness, n. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. collusorius. ] Collusive. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. colluere, collutum, to wash. ] (Med.) A medicated wash for the mouth. [ 1913 Webster ]