conspiracy

柯林斯词典

1. N-VAR Conspiracy is secret planning by a group of people to do something illegal. 合谋
Seven men, all from North Carolina, admitted conspiracy to commit arson. 全都来自于北卡罗来纳州的七名男子承认了合谋纵火。
2. N-COUNT A conspiracy is an agreement between a group of people which other people think is wrong or is likely to be harmful. 阴谋
It's all part of a conspiracy to dispense with the town centre all together and move everything out to the suburbs. 这全都属于一个阴谋，以彻底放弃市中心而把一切搬到郊区。

They are both charged with conspiracy to defraud an insurance company of $20 000.
It's all part of a conspiracy to keep women down.
He believes there is a right-wing conspiracy organized by the CIA and the military-industrial complex to maneuver the country into another war .
The tape recordings provided prosecutors with the smoking gun they needed to prove he'd been involved in the conspiracy.