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Accusation vs Conspiracy - What's the difference?

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In legal|lang=en terms the difference between accusation and conspiracy

is that accusation is (legal) a formal charge brought against a person in a court of law while conspiracy is (legal) an agreement between two or more persons to break the law at some time in the future.

As nouns the difference between accusation and conspiracy

is that accusation is the act of accusing while conspiracy is the act of two or more persons, called conspirators, working secretly to obtain some goal, usually understood with negative connotations.

accusation

English

Alternative forms

* (obsolete) accusasiowne * (obsolete) accusacion

Noun

(en noun)
  • The act of accusing.
  • *
  • (legal) A formal charge brought against a person in a court of law.
    • [They] set up over his head his accusation - Matthew 27:37
  • An allegation.

    • Synonyms

    * impeachment * crimination * censure * charge

    Anagrams

    * ----

    conspiracy

    English

    (wikipedia conspiracy)

    Noun

    (conspiracies)
  • The act of two or more persons, called conspirators, working secretly to obtain some goal, usually understood with negative connotations.
  • (legal) An agreement between two or more persons to break the law at some time in the future.
  • A group of ravens.
  • (linguistics) A situation in which different phonological or grammatical rules lead to similar or related outcomes.

    • Derived terms

    * conspiracy of silence * conspiracy theory

    Related terms

    * conspire * conspirator