Types of Conspiracies
- Cabal, an association between religious, political, or tribal officials to further their own ends, usually by intrigue
- Conspiracy (civil), an agreement between persons to deceive, mislead, or defraud others of their legal rights, or to gain an unfair advantage
- Conspiracy (crime), an agreement between persons to break the law in the future, in some cases having committed an act to further that agreement
- Conspiracy (political), the overthrow of a government
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