What is a combination of two or more persons to commit an unlawful act, or to do a lawful act by unlawful means. See Conspiracy called?
confederacy — (Law) A combination of two or more persons to commit an unlawful act, or to do a lawful act by unlawful means. See Conspiracy. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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