Definition of Conspiracy
Conspiracy
con·spir·a·cy


Definition/Meaning
(noun)
A secret plan or agreement to do something illegal or harmful.

e.g. The government accused them of being involved in a conspiracy to overthrow the regime.

(noun)
the act of conspiring or plotting together;

e.g. Both men are now serving time in jail for conspiracy to overthrow the government.

(noun)
a group of plotters or conspirators;

e.g. He was part of a conspiracy of disgruntled men who wanted to dig up evidence of foul play in the company.

(noun)
in law, it is the agreement between two or more people to commit a crime or do an unlawful act;

e.g. The lawyer stated to the judge that his client had unknowingly been tied into a conspiracy with two other people.



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