Definitions for conspiracy
kənˈspɪr ə sicon·spir·a·cy

Princeton's WordNet(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. conspiracy, confederacy(noun)

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

2. conspiracy, cabal(noun)

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

3. conspiracy, confederacy(noun)

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

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1. conspiracy(Noun)

   The act of two or more persons, called conspirators, working secretly to obtain some goal, usually understood with negative connotations.

   Etymology: The verb conspire generally accepted of coming from the roots con, and spiro — so 'to conspire' literally means 'to breathe together'.

2. conspiracy(Noun)

   An agreement between two or more persons to break the law at some time in the future.

   Etymology: The verb conspire generally accepted of coming from the roots con, and spiro — so 'to conspire' literally means 'to breathe together'.

3. conspiracy(Noun)

   A group of ravens.

   Etymology: The verb conspire generally accepted of coming from the roots con, and spiro — so 'to conspire' literally means 'to breathe together'.

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1. Conspiracy(noun)

   a combination of men for an evil purpose; an agreement, between two or more persons, to commit a crime in concert, as treason; a plot

2. Conspiracy(noun)

   a concurence or general tendency, as of circumstances, to one event, as if by agreement

3. Conspiracy(noun)

   an agreement, manifesting itself in words or deeds, by which two or more persons confederate to do an unlawful act, or to use unlawful to do an act which is lawful; confederacy

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1. Conspiracy

   In criminal law, a conspiracy is an agreement between two or more persons to commit a crime at some time in the future. Criminal law in some countries or for some conspiracies may require that at least one overt act must also have been undertaken in furtherance of that agreement, to constitute an offense. There is no limit on the number participating in the conspiracy and, in most countries, no requirement that any steps have been taken to put the plan into effect. For the purposes of concurrence, the actus reus is a continuing one and parties may join the plot later and incur joint liability and conspiracy can be charged where the co-conspirators have been acquitted or cannot be traced. Finally, repentance by one or more parties does not affect liability but may reduce their sentence.

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British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'conspiracy' in Nouns Frequency: #2764

How to pronounce conspiracy?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of conspiracy in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of conspiracy in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of conspiracy in a Sentence

1. Graham Brookie:

   There's been a convergence across the conspiracy-minded communities that don't typically talk to each other.

2. New Jersey Sen. Corey Booker:

   This is nothing that in any way undermines this case, i know a lot of it is coming from the Donald Trump campaign … trying to whip up conspiracy theories.

3. Marsha Blackburn:

   They always say that something is old news or that it is a right-wing conspiracy, it’s not a right-wing conspiracy. This is about the rule of law and many times the Clintons feel like they can skirt having closer inspection of their activities by claiming that it is a conspiracy.

4. Chris Myers:

   Before we heard of Motion Resources, his partner contacted our office through his lawyer and indicated to us that he could explain the entire conspiracy to us.

5. John Updike:

   America is a vast conspiracy to make you happy.

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