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coalition
noun affiliation, alliance, amalgamation, association, binding, bond, cartel, combination, combine, coming together, community, concurrence, confluence, conglomerate, congress, conjoining, conjunctio, conjuncture, connection, consociation, consolidation, consortium, conspiratio, convergence, cooperation, fellowship, fusing, fusion, fusion of interests, group, integration, interlocking, joint concern, joint endeavor, junction, league, meeting, merger, merging, mixture, muuual concern, partnership, society, sodality, syndicate, union, union of factions, unitySee also: affiliation, alliance, assemblage, association, band, cabal, cartel, centralization, coaction, coalescence, combination, compact, company, concert, confederacy, connection, consortium, conspiracy, contact, contribution, corporation, federation, incorporation, institute, integration, league, merger, organization, pact, partnership, party, pool, relation, relationship, side, society, syndicate, union, unity
COALITION, French law. By this word is understood an unlawful agreement
among several persons, not to do a thing except on some conditions agreed
upon.
2. The most usual coalitions are, 1st. those which take place among
master workmen, to reduce, diminish or fix at a low rate the wages of
journeymen and other workmen; 2d. those among workmen or journeymen, not to
work except at a certain price. These offences are punished by fine and
imprisonment. Dict. de Police, h.t. In our law this offence is known by the
name of conspiracy. (q.v.)