conspiration

/ˌkɑnspəˈreɪʃən/
noun
  1. The act of secretly planning with others to do something harmful or illegal; a conspiracy.
    • The novel describes a dark conspiration among the nobles.
    • The conspiration was discovered before any damage was done.
    • They were found guilty of conspiration to defraud the company.
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