Thesaurus: conspiracy
A combination of men for an evil purpose; an agreement, between two or more persons, to commit a crime in concert, as treason; a plot.
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Definitions
- n. A combination of men for an evil purpose; an agreement, between two or more persons, to commit a crime in concert, as treason; a plot.
- n. A concurence or general tendency, as of circumstances, to one event, as if by agreement.
- n. An agreement, manifesting itself in words or deeds, by which two or more persons confederate to do an unlawful act, or to use unlawful to do an act which is lawful; confederacy.
- n. a secret agreement between two or more people to perform an unlawful act
- n. a plot to carry out some harmful or illegal act (especially a political plot)
- n. a group of conspirators banded together to achieve some harmful or illegal purpose
- An agreement, manifesting itself in words or deeds, by whichtwo or more persons confederate to do an unlawful act, or to useunlawful to do an act which is lawful; confederacy.
- n:100 n. a secret agreement between two or more people to perform an unlawful act n. a plot to carry out some harmful or illegal act (especially a political plot) n. a group of conspirators banded together to achieve some harmful or illegal purpose