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To: Rarebird who wrote (61905)	12/11/2000 10:46:15 AM
From: long-gone	Respond to of 116752

if they are talking in secret meetings.

To: Rarebird who wrote (61905)	12/11/2000 11:16:35 AM
From: long-gone	Respond to of 116752

1. a secret agreement or plan among two or more persons to perform a crime or other wrongful act. 2. a group engaged in such an agreement or plan. 3.the carrying out of such a plan. wordsmyth.net

To: Rarebird who wrote (61905)	12/11/2000 11:35:16 AM
From: long-gone	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 116752

collusion n. where two persons (or business entities through their officers or other employees) enter into a deceitful agreement, usually secret, to defraud and/or gain an unfair advantage over a third party, competitors, consumers or those with whom they are negotiating. Collusion can include secret price or wage fixing, secret rebates, or pretending to be independent of each other when actually conspiring together for their joint ends. It can range from small-town shopkeepers or heirs to a grandma's estate, to gigantic electronics companies or big league baseball team owners. dictionary.law.com price fixing n. a criminal violation of federal antitrust statutes in which several competing businesses reach a secret agreement (conspiracy) to set prices for their products to prevent real competition and keep the public from benefitting from price competition. Price fixing also includes secret setting of favorable prices between suppliers and favored manufacturers or distributors to beat the competition. dictionary.law.com

To: Rarebird who wrote (61905)	12/11/2000 11:48:53 AM
From: long-gone	Respond to of 116752

while we're at it: conflict of interest n. a situation in which a person has a duty to more than one person or organization, but cannot do justice to the actual or potentially adverse interests of both parties. This includes when an individual's personal interests or concerns are inconsistent with the best for a customer, or when a public official's personal interests are contrary to his/her loyalty to public business. An attorney, an accountant, a business adviser or realtor cannot represent two parties in a dispute and must avoid even the appearance of conflict. He/she may not join with a client in business without making full disclosure of his/her potential conflicts, he/she must avoid commingling funds with the client, and never, never take a position adverse to the customer. dictionary.law.com

To: Rarebird who wrote (61905)	12/11/2000 11:48:54 AM
From: long-gone	Respond to of 116752

while we're at it: conflict of interest n. a situation in which a person has a duty to more than one person or organization, but cannot do justice to the actual or potentially adverse interests of both parties. This includes when an individual's personal interests or concerns are inconsistent with the best for a customer, or when a public official's personal interests are contrary to his/her loyalty to public business. An attorney, an accountant, a business adviser or realtor cannot represent two parties in a dispute and must avoid even the appearance of conflict. He/she may not join with a client in business without making full disclosure of his/her potential conflicts, he/she must avoid commingling funds with the client, and never, never take a position adverse to the customer. dictionary.law.com

To: Rarebird who wrote (61905)	12/11/2000 11:52:10 AM
From: long-gone	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 116752

while we're at it: conflict of interest n. a situation in which a person has a duty to more than one person or organization, but cannot do justice to the actual or potentially adverse interests of both parties. This includes when an individual's personal interests or concerns are inconsistent with the best for a customer, or when a public official's personal interests are contrary to his/her loyalty to public business. An attorney, an accountant, a business adviser or realtor cannot represent two parties in a dispute and must avoid even the appearance of conflict. He/she may not join with a client in business without making full disclosure of his/her potential conflicts, he/she must avoid commingling funds with the client, and never, never take a position adverse to the customer. dictionary.law.com