collude
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To have secretly a joint part or share in an action; to play into each other's hands; to conspire; to act in concert.
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The two companies conspired to cause the value of the stock to fall
Deputy National Director of Public Prosecutions Rodney de Kock said: “It is unconscionable that state attorneys can collude with private lawyers in the manner which they do.
He said during interrogation, the troops learned that vandals collude with miscreants to export stolen products to neighbouring countries thereby shortchanging Nigeria.
But if there was ever any doubt as to just how many people can collaborate to suppress a famous man's misdeeds — to collude and conspire to slime his victims and enable his predation, while keeping it all secret — we know now that it's doable.
"Condemn the attempt to kidnap and outrage the modesty of a young lady in government must punish the guilty; not collude with culprits and mindset they represent," he said in a tweet.
If the special counsel finds that Russia did collude with members of the Trump campaign–the central question in his investigation–and any perpetrators are charged and found guilty in court, it would rebut Trump’s charges of a “witch hunt.”