The action of conspiring; combination of persons for an evil or unlawful purpose.

The action of conspiring; = conspiracy, n. 1.

The action of confederating, or condition of being confederated; a league, an alliance (between persons or states; in modern use only the latter)…

A conflict or intrigue involving opposed or mutually hostile groups; a factious feud or dispute. Often (and now only) in phrases with a synonym or…

The action of conspire, v.; plotting, conspiracy; concurrence, co-operation.

The banding together or union of persons for the prosecution of a common object: formerly used almost always in a bad sense = conspiracy…

A plotting together; conspiracy, plot.

(without a or plural) Condition or fact of being confederate: union for joint action, alliance. In a bad sense: Conspiracy, collusion.

The action of complot, v.

In a bad sense: Confederacy, plot, conspiracy. Obsolete.

underhand dealing or trafficking.

Petty plotting, intriguing.

as a species of action; = caballing, n.

The action of collogue, v.

‘A conversation in whispers or in secret; a private interview, a conference, confederacy’ (Jamieson Suppl. 1887).