Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Italian term or phrase:
avrebbe concorso
English translation:
conspired
Italian term
United Kingdom
Native in: English 
Works in: Italian to English, Spanish to English, English to Italian, and 2 more.
avrebbe concorso
"[la Società A] avrebbe concorso con la Società B medesima alla realizzazione di un negozio in frode alla legge ai sensi dell’Art. XXX Codice Civile"
| 4 +3 | conspired |
philgoddard
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| 4 +5 | combined/participated |
Oliver Lawrence
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| 4 | may have colluded |
Lanna Castellano
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| conspired |
Elizabeth Hill Barsanti (X)
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Proposed translations
United States
Six languages into flawless English
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, French to English, Spanish to English, and 4 more.
conspired
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Note added at 2 mins (2009-12-01 17:33:19 GMT)
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Since it's a crime, conspired is an appropriate translation.
Italy
Texts with zest by a Chartered Linguist
Native in: English (Variants: UK, British)
Works in: Italian to English, English
combined/participated
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Having said that, Garner goes on to say that 'conspired' basically means that the two parties got together in the knowledge that at least one of them would be committing an offence as a result, so on that basis Phil may well be quite right depending on whether you think your two companies knew exactly what they were doing or not.
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simon tanner
: like you say, a bit more neutral, but not necessarily the worse for that. The choice would depend on the overall tone of the document
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James (Jim) Davis
: Who writes these dictionaries? How are they selected? What qualifications do they have? Are they paid well? Should we be writing them instead of tranlsating? Are they.... ?
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Alessandra Vanni
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Marcello Joseph SPADA
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AlessiaBeneg
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Edward Tully
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sensus verborum est anima legis
Native in: English
Works in: Italian to English, French to English
may have colluded
And doesn't the conditional "avrebbe" imply a cautious element of doubt, as in "it is alleged that A colluded/conspired with B" in a fraudulent transaction?
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