Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
conspiracy — con·spir·a·cy /kən spir ə sē/ n pl cies [Latin conspiratio, from conspirare to conspire see conspire] 1: an agreement between two or more people to commit an act prohibited by law or to commit a lawful act by means prohibited by law; also: the… … Law dictionary
Conspiracy — Con*spir a*cy, n.; pl. {Conspiracies}. [See {Conspiration}.] 1. 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. [1913 Webster] When shapen was all his… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
conspiracy — [kən spir′ə sē] n. pl. conspiracies [ME conspiracie, prob. via ML conspirancia < L conspirare: see CONSPIRE] 1. a planning and acting together secretly, esp. for an unlawful or harmful purpose, such as murder or treason 2. the plan agreed on;… … English World dictionary
unlawful combination — index conspiracy Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
unlawful contrivance — index conspiracy Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
unlawful plan — index conspiracy Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
unlawful scheme — index conspiracy Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
conspiracy — ► NOUN (pl. conspiracies) 1) a secret plan by a group to do something unlawful or harmful. 2) the action of conspiring … English terms dictionary
conspiracy — conspirative, adj. conspiratorial /keuhn spir euh tawr ee euhl, tohr /, conspiratory, adj. conspiratorially, adv. /keuhn spir euh see/, n., pl. conspiracies. 1. the act of conspiring. 2. an evil, unlawful, treacherous, or surreptitious plan… … Universalium
conspiracy — /kanspirssiy/ A combination or confederacy between two or more persons formed for the purpose of committing, by their joint efforts, some unlawful or criminal act, or some act which is lawful in itself, but becomes unlawful when done by the… … Black's law dictionary
