Conspiracy

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. An agreement to perform together an illegal, wrongful, or subversive act.
  • n. A group of conspirators.
  • n. Law An agreement between two or more persons to commit a crime or accomplish a legal purpose through illegal action.
  • n. A joining or acting together, as if by sinister design: a conspiracy of wind and tide that devastated coastal areas.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. The act of two or more persons, called conspirators, working secretly to obtain some goal, usually understood with negative connotations.
  • n. An agreement between two or more persons to break the law at some time in the future.
  • n. A group of ravens.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A combination of people 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.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A combination of persons for an evil purpose; an agreement between two or more persons to commit in concert something reprehensible, injurious, or illegal; particularly, a combination to commit treason, or excite sedition or insurrection; a plot; concerted treason.
  • n. Hence Any concurrence in action; combination in bringing about a given result.
  • n. Synonyms Intrigue, cabal, machination.
  • n. An ancient writ which was issued against parties alleged to be guilty of a conspiracy to indict a party for treason or a felony.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a group of conspirators banded together to achieve some harmful or illegal purpose
  • n. a plot to carry out some harmful or illegal act (especially a political plot)
  • n. a secret agreement between two or more people to perform an unlawful act
  • Antonym
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    band    set    lot    circle   
    Form
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    cabal    combination    plot    confederacy    concert    plant    coöperation    complot    conspiration    covin   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    plot    fraud    intrigue    treachery    rebellion    crime    insurrection    outrage    assault    scandal