conspire with (one)

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conspire with (one)

To plot or scheme with one. What are you kids whispering about back there? You better not be conspiring with each other! The president of the company conspired with his assistant to conceal all evidence of his crime. It turns out the company had conspired with other corporations from around the world to devise this major tax-evasion plan.
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conspire with someone (against someone or something)

 and conspire (with someone) against someone or something
to join with someone in a plot against someone or something else. The CEO conspired with the board of directors against the stockholders. Ed conspired with Sam against the plan.
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The charge reads: "That on diverse dates between 1st day of January 2007 and 1st day of July 2007 within the jurisdiction of the Central Criminal Court, (you) unlawfully and maliciously conspired with Bilal Abdullah, Kafeel Ahmed and others unknown to cause explosions of a nature likely to endanger life or cause serious injury to property in the United Kingdom."
His solicitor Cornelius McCarthy told the court: "He denies totally that he conspired with anyone and says there is no evidence that he did conspire with anyone."
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The charge brought against them alleges the two - who are bailed to an address in Stoke-on-Trent - conspired with others to steal the phones between January and May this year.
Kelly,(25) the court ruled that an attorney had not conspired with his client to violate the federal drug laws even though the attorney knew that the client had a kilogram of cocaine and advised him not to meet with others who wanted to take delivery of it.
Burrell has denied allegations that he conspired with the other four.