col ‧ lo ‧ ca ‧ tion /ˌkɒləˈkeɪʃ ə n $ ˌkɑː-/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable and countable] technical
the way in which some words are often used together, or a particular combination of words used in this way:
‘Commit a crime’ is a typical collocation in English.