conspiracy (n.)

  1. a secret agreement between two or more people to perform an unlawful act

    [ Syn: confederacy ]

  2. a plot to carry out some harmful or illegal act (especially a political plot)

    [ Syn: cabal ]

  3. a group of conspirators banded together to achieve some harmful or illegal purpose

    [ Syn: confederacy ]

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