unlawful confederacy

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• Confederacy — Con*fed er*a*cy, n.; pl. {Confederacies}. [From {Confederate}, a.] 1. A league or compact between two or more persons, bodies of men, or states, for mutual support or common action; alliance. [1913 Webster] The friendships of the world are oft… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• confederacy — I (compact) noun affiliation, alignment, alliance, association, body, cartel, coalition, combination, combine, concurrence, confederation, confraternity, consolidation, coterie, federation, fellowship, foedus, fusion, guild, league, pactum, set,… …   Law dictionary

• confederacy — [kən fed′ər ə sē] n. pl. confederacies [ME & OFr confederacie < LL confoederatus: see CONFEDERATE] 1. people, groups, nations, or states united for some common purpose 2. a league or alliance formed by such a union; federation or confederation …   English World dictionary

• confederacy — /keuhn fed euhr euh see, fed reuh see/, n., pl. confederacies. 1. an alliance between persons, parties, states, etc., for some purpose. 2. a group of persons, parties, states, etc., united by such a confederacy. 3. a combination of persons for… …   Universalium

• confederacy — con•fed•er•a•cy [[t]kənˈfɛd ər ə si, ˈfɛd rə si[/t]] n. pl. cies 1) gov an alliance between persons, parties, states, etc., for some purpose 2) gov a group of persons, parties, states, etc., united by such a confederacy 3) a combination of… …   From formal English to slang

• confederacy — noun (plural confederacies) 1》 a league or alliance, especially of confederate states.     ↘(the Confederacy) the Confederate States of America. 2》 a league formed for an unlawful purpose …   English new terms dictionary

• confederacy — The association or banding together of two or more persons for the purpose of committing an act or furthering an enterprise which is forbidden by law, or which, though lawful in itself, becomes unlawful when made the object of the confederacy.… …   Black's law dictionary

• confederacy — The association or banding together of two or more persons for the purpose of committing an act or furthering an enterprise which is forbidden by law, or which, though lawful in itself, becomes unlawful when made the object of the confederacy.… …   Black's law dictionary

• confederacy — noun (plural cies) Date: 14th century 1. a league or compact for mutual support or common action ; alliance 2. a combination of persons for unlawful purposes ; conspiracy 3. the body formed by persons, states, or nations united by a league …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• confederacy — /kənˈfɛdərəsi / (say kuhn feduhruhsee), / ˈfɛdrəsi/ (say fedruhsee) noun (plural confederacies) 1. an alliance of persons, parties, or states for some common purpose. 2. a group of persons, parties, etc., united by such an alliance. 3. a… …  

• confederacy — A union of people, groups of people, even nations, for a common purpose; a union of people for an unlawful purpose, a conspiracy. State v Crowley, 41 Wis 271, 284 …   Ballentine's law dictionary