conspiracy

• Substantivo que designa um plano secreto ou acordo entre duas ou mais pessoas para cometer um ato ilegal ou prejudicial, frequentemente em contexto político ou jurídico.

A noun referring to a secret plan or agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful or harmful act, often in a political or legal context.

1. B2formal

   A secret plan by a group of people to do something unlawful or harmful.

   Conspiração

   • The men were arrested for conspiracy to commit fraud.
   • They uncovered a conspiracy to overthrow the government.
   • The novel is about a conspiracy involving powerful politicians.

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2. Joint actionB2formal

   An agreement between two or more persons to commit a crime at some future time.

   Conspiração

   • The prosecutor proved the conspiracy in court.
   • The conspiracy involved several high-ranking officials.
   • He was charged with conspiracy to commit murder.

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