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conspiracy
noun
-
conspiracy
,
conspiracies
a
secret
plan
made
by
two
or
more
people
to
do
something
illegal
or
harmful
•
The
reporters
uncovered
a
conspiracy
to
fix
the
election
results
.
The
reporters
uncovered
a
conspiracy
to
fix
the
election
results
.
•
Detectives
pieced
together
clues
that
revealed
a
conspiracy
among
the
bank's
employees
.
Detectives
pieced
together
clues
that
revealed
a
conspiracy
among
the
bank's
employees
.
Late
Middle
English
,
from
Anglo-French
conspiracie
,
from
Latin
conspiratio
‘
agreement
,
union
’,
from
conspirare
‘
to
plot
together
’.
noun
-
conspiracy
,
conspiracies
the
crime
of
agreeing
with
others
to
commit
an
illegal
act
•
The
prosecutor
charged
the
gang
leader
with
conspiracy
to
commit
robbery
.
The
prosecutor
charged
the
gang
leader
with
conspiracy
to
commit
robbery
.
•
Her
lawyer
argued
that
there
was
no
evidence
of
conspiracy
between
the
defendants
.
Her
lawyer
argued
that
there
was
no
evidence
of
conspiracy
between
the
defendants
.
Same
origin
as
Sense
1
;
in
the
14th
century
the
word
developed
a
specific
legal
meaning
for
the
offense
.
