conspiracy

conspiracy
conspiracy con‧spi‧ra‧cy [kənˈspɪrəsi] noun conspiracies PLURALFORM [countable, uncountable]
a secret plan that is made by two or more people to do something harmful or illegal:
conspiracy to do something

• All three men were charged with conspiracy to defraud.

conspiracy a conspiracy against something/​somebody

• The company appears to be looking for proof of an industry-wide conspiracy against it.

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conspiracy UK US /kənˈspɪrəsi/ noun [C or U] (plural conspiracies)
► a secret agreement made between two or more people or groups to do something bad or illegal that will harm someone else: conspiracy against sb »

It is my client's opinion that there has been a conspiracy against him.

 conspiracy between sb (and sb) »

The group of optometrists denied there was any conspiracy between them and other industry associations to stop the sale of lenses to mail order houses.

 conspiracy to do sth »

The four directors have denied conspiracy to defraud pensioners by misusing shares that belonged to pension funds.

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A group of former housing counsellors has been indicted on fraud and conspiracy charges in one of the biggest real estate fraud cases ever seen in the state.


Financial and business terms. 2012.

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