Difference between revisions of "Conspiracy"
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
DavidB4-bot (talk | contribs) (→See also: clean up & uniformity) |
|||
| Line 14: | Line 14: | ||
* [[Korean Airlines Flight 007]] | * [[Korean Airlines Flight 007]] | ||
| − | [[Category: Law]] | + | [[Category:Law]] |
Revision as of 06:49, July 13, 2016
The word conspiracy comes from the Latin "con spire", which means "to breathe together". A conspiracy is any secretive or unlawful group of people assembled for a plan.
In the United States, most criminal laws regarding conspiracy require that an overt act in furtherance of the conspiracy be committed before a crime is said to have occurred. This overt act in and of itself need not be illegal. For example, if two or more persons plot to rob a bank, and one of these commits an overt act in furtherance of the plot, such as obtaining the schedule of security guards at the bank, or blueprints of the bank, the plotters may be charged and convicted of conspiracy to rob a bank.