conspiracy
noun pl. conspiracies
- a planning and acting together secretly, esp. for an unlawful or harmful purpose, such as murder or treason
- the plan agreed on; plot
- the group taking part in such a plan
- a combining or working together: the conspiracy of events
See conspiracy in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(kən-spîrˈə-sē)
noun pl. con·spir·a·cies - An agreement to perform together an illegal, wrongful, or subversive act.
- A group of conspirators.
- Law An agreement between two or more persons to commit a crime or accomplish a legal purpose through illegal action.
- A joining or acting together, as if by sinister design: a conspiracy of wind and tide that devastated coastal areas.
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