machination

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The definition of machination is a carefully crafted scheme or plot, usually to achieve some sinister goal.

(noun)

A plot to steal something is an example of a machination.

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See machination in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

  1. Rare the act of machinating
  2. an artful or secret plot or scheme, esp. one with evil intent: usually used in pl.

Origin: ME machinacion < L machinatio

See machination in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. The act of plotting.
  2. A crafty scheme or cunning design for the accomplishment of a sinister end.

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