Fill in the blank (legal/political phrase) “The criminal seems to have acted in ______ the three others.” Select the phrase that best completes the expression.

Difficulty: Easy

collusion with
collision with
collaboration to
conspiracy to

Correct Answer: collusion with

Explanation:

Given data

Criminal acted together with others.

Concept/Approach
The legal phrase is in collusion with meaning secret agreement/cooperation for deceitful or illegal purposes.

Option analysis
collusion with — correct fixed phrase following “in.”collision with — physical crash; wrong meaning.collaboration to — wrong preposition/structure.conspiracy to — requires a verb (e.g., “conspiracy to defraud”); does not fit “in ______ the three others.”

Final Answer
collusion with

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