Conspiracy Definition
kən-spîrə-sē
conspiracies
noun
conspiracies
A planning and acting together secretly, esp. for an unlawful or harmful purpose, such as murder or treason.
Webster's New World
An agreement to perform together an illegal, wrongful, or subversive act.
American Heritage
The plan agreed on; plot.
Webster's New World
The group taking part in such a plan.
Webster's New World
An agreement between two or more persons to commit a crime or accomplish a legal purpose through illegal action.
American Heritage
Other Word Forms of Conspiracy
Noun
Singular:
conspiracy
Plural:
conspiraciesOrigin of Conspiracy
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Middle English conspiracie from Anglo-Norman probably alteration of Old French conspiration from Latin cōnspīrātiō cōnspīrātiōn- from cōnspīrātus past participle of cōnspīrāre to conspire conspire
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Anglo-Norman and Old French conspiracie, from Latin conspiratio.
From Wiktionary
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