CONSPIRACIES

Noun

conspiracies

plural of conspiracy

Verb

conspiracies

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of conspiracy

Source: Wiktionary


CONSPIRACY

Con*spir"a*cy, n.; pl. Conspiracies. Etym: [See Conspiration.]

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)

Definition: 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’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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