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Webster 1913 Edition
Conspirator
Con-spir′a-tor
,Noun.
One who engages in a conspiracy; a plotter.
2 Sam. xv. 31.
Webster 1828 Edition
Conspirator
CONSPIRATOR
,Noun.
1.
One who conspires; one who engages in a plot to commit a crime, particularly treason.2.
In law, one who agrees with another falsely and maliciously to indict an innocent person of felony. By the British statute, a conspirator is defined to be one who binds himself by oath, covenant, or other alliance, to assist another falsely and maliciously to indict a person, or falsely to maintain pleas.Definition 2024
conspirator
conspirator
English
Alternative forms
- conspiratour (obsolete)
Noun
conspirator (plural conspirators)
- One of a group that acts in harmony
- Part of a group that agree to do an unlawful or unethical act.
- The conspirators were rounded up by the police and arrested.
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Translations
person who is part of a conspiracy
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