conspiracy
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