Meaning & use
conspiracy
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a secret plan made by two or more people to do something harmful or illegal
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The detectives uncovered a conspiracy to smuggle goods across the border.
He was charged with conspiracy to commit fraud.
A note on using this word
A 'conspiracy theory' specifically refers to an unproven belief that powerful people are secretly plotting something, often used skeptically.
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