I perceived that she was using "conspiracy" in the common sense in which it is used in ordinary langage in modern times:
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con·spir·a·cy (k?n-spîr'?-se) pronunciation
n., pl. -cies.
1. An agreement to perform together an illegal, wrongful, or subversive act.
2. A group of conspirators.
3. Law. An agreement between two or more persons to commit a crime or accomplish a legal purpose through illegal action.
4. A joining or acting together, as if by sinister design: a conspiracy of wind and tide that devastated coastal areas.
conspiracy
noun
A secret plan to achieve an evil or illegal end: cabal, collusion, connivance, intrigue, machination, plot, scheme. See crimes, planned/unplanned.
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Admittedly there are other less common neutral usages, but nobody really uses the neutral meaning anymore, especially not a lawyer. |
