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| 1. | [ noun ] (law) a secret agreement between two or more people to perform an unlawful act | |
| Synonyms: | confederacy | |
| Related terms: | agreement conspiracy_of_silence conspire | |
| 2. | [ noun ] a plot to carry out some harmful or illegal act (especially a political plot) | |
| Synonyms: | cabal | |
| Related terms: | plot gunpowder_plot politics | |
| 3. | [ noun ] (law,criminal law) a group of conspirators banded together to achieve some harmful or illegal purpose | |
| Synonyms: | confederacy | |
| Related terms: | set conspirator | |
| Similar spelling: |
conspire conspirator conspirative conspecific |
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