conspiracy

1. 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. Source: opted

2. n. A concurence or general tendency, as of circumstances, to one event, as if by agreement. Source: opted

3. 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. Source: opted

4. n. a secret agreement between two or more people to perform an unlawful act Source: wordnet

5. n. a plot to carry out some harmful or illegal act (especially a political plot) Source: wordnet

6. n. a group of conspirators banded together to achieve some harmful or illegal purpose Source: wordnet

7. 1. A combination of men for an evil purpose; as agreement, between two or more persons, to commit a crime in concert, as treason; a plot. When shapen was all his conspiracy From point to point. Chaucer. They made a conspiracy against [Amaziah]. 2 Kings xiv. 19. I had forgot that foul conspiracy Of the beast Caliban and his confederates. Shak. 2. A concurence or general tendency, as of circumstances, to one event, as if by agreement. A conspiracy in all heavenly and earthly things. Sir P. Sidney. 3. (Law) 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. Syn. -- Combination; plot; cabal. Source: webster

8. 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. Source: adambom

9. 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 Source: ecdict

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