conspiracy

  • 21conspiracy — [[t]kənspɪ̱rəsi[/t]] conspiracies 1) N VAR: oft N to inf Conspiracy is the secret planning by a group of people to do something illegal. Seven men, all from Bristol, admitted conspiracy to commit arson... He believes there probably was a… …

    English dictionary

  • 22conspiracy — noun (C, U) a secret plan made by two or more people to do something that is harmful or illegal: conspiracy to (do) sth: a conspiracy to smuggle drugs into the country | conspiracy against: A conspiracy against the elected government. |… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 23conspiracy — /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

  • 24conspiracy — /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

  • 25Conspiracy — Mit dem Wort Conspiracy (engl.: Verschwörung) wird bezeichnet: ein amerikanisch britischer Film mit dem Originaltitel Conspiracy, siehe Die Wannseekonferenz (2001) ein US amerikanischer Actionthriller aus dem Jahre 2008 mit dem Originaltitel… …

    Deutsch Wikipedia

  • 26conspiracy */ — UK [kənˈspɪrəsɪ] / US noun Word forms conspiracy : singular conspiracy plural conspiracies 1) [countable] a secret plan by a group of people to do something bad or illegal, especially in politics conspiracy to do something: evidence of… …

    English dictionary

  • 27Conspiracy — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Sur les autres projets Wikimedia : « Conspiracy », sur le Wiktionnaire (dictionnaire universel) Conspiration (Conspiracy) est un téléfilm… …

    Wikipédia en Français

  • 28conspiracy — con|spir|a|cy [ kən spırəsi ] noun * 1. ) count a secret plan by a group of people to do something bad or illegal, especially in politics: conspiracy against: a conspiracy against the party leadership conspiracy to do something: evidence of… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 29conspiracy — con•spir•a•cy [[t]kənˈspɪr ə si[/t]] n. pl. cies 1) the act of conspiring 2) a plan or agreement formulated, esp. in secret, by two or more persons to commit an unlawful, harmful, or treacherous act 3) a group of persons for a secret, unlawful,… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 30conspiracy — An agreement between two or more persons to accomplish together a criminal or unlawful act or to achieve by criminal or unlawful means an act not in itself criminal or unlawful. 16 Am J2d Consp § 1. Conspiracy is a criminal offense, a misdemeanor …

    Ballentine's law dictionary