Con*spir"a*cy (?), n.; pl.
Conspiracies (#). [See Conspiration.]
1. 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.
When shapen was all his conspiracy
From point to point.
Chaucer.
They made a conspiracy against
[Amaziah].
2 Kings xiv. 19.
I had forgot that foul
conspiracy
Of the beast Caliban and his confederates.
Shak.
2. A concurence or general tendency, as
of circumstances, to one event, as if by agreement.
A conspiracy in all heavenly and earthly
things.
Sir P. Sidney.
3. (Law) 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.
Syn. -- Combination; plot; cabal.
