conspiration
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Origin of conspiration
1275–1325; Middle English conspiracioun < Anglo-French; Middle French conspiration < Latin conspīrātiōn- (stem of conspīrātiō ), equivalent to conspīrāt ( us ) (past participle of conspīrāre to conspire ) + -iōn- -ion
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And if, by some marvellous conspiration of providences, Scotland passed through all this without ruin, was Knox prepared to face the more tremendous responsibilities of success?
From John Knox by Innes, A. Taylor
In December, Napoleon hurried to Paris, crushed Malet's conspiration against him, and called for a new conscription of three hundred and fifty thousand men.
From The Scrap Book. Volume 1, No. 2 April 1906 by Various
Proc�s instruit par la cour de justice criminelle contre Georges, Pichegru, Moreau et autres pr�venus de conspiration contre la personne du Premier Consul.
From The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte Vol. IV. (of IV.) by Sloane, William Milligan
The offence of the conspiration of Ncwelo’s Pool was an easily pardonable one compared with mine.
From The Induna's Wife by Mitford, Bertram
Bien qu'�trangers � toute conspiration, leur vertu les fit soup�onner d'�tre peu favorables � Commode; ils furent proscrits et moururent ensemble comme ils avaient v�cu.
From Walks in Rome by Hare, Augustus J. C.
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