con·spir·a·cy 
(k
n-spîr
-s
)
KEY NOUN: pl. con·spir·a·cies
- An agreement to perform together an illegal, wrongful, or subversive act.
- A group of conspirators.
- Law An agreement between two or more persons to commit a crime or accomplish a legal purpose through illegal action.
- A joining or acting together, as if by sinister design: a conspiracy of wind and tide that devastated coastal areas.
ETYMOLOGY:Middle English
conspiracie, from Anglo-Norman, probably alteration of Old French
conspiration, from Latin
c
nsp
r
ti, cnsprtin-, from
cnsprtus, past participle of
cnsprre,
to conspire ; see
conspire
