Definition
conspiration
noun
- a secret plan or agreement between two or more people to do something unlawful or harmful; a conspiracy
Usage: archaic or formal; 'conspiracy' is the standard modern term
Examples
- The historical documents revealed a conspiration among the nobles to overthrow the king.
- Investigators uncovered a conspiration to defraud investors of millions of dollars.
- The novel's plot centers on a conspiration to steal the crown jewels.
- She was accused of being part of a conspiration against the government.
- The conspiration was discovered when one of the members turned informant.