English → Latin
“conspiracy” in Latin
coniūrātiōa swearing together; a conspiracy, plot; confederacy, band of conspiratorscōnspīrātiōunion, unanimity, concord, harmony; plot, mutiny, conspiracyprōsumto be useful or of use, do good, help, benefit, profit; to serve; to be good or beneficialcōnsciusconscious; aware of, knowing of, conscious of, privy to; aware of, knowing of, conscious of, privy to
The English word conspiracy itself goes back to Latin spīrō, through cōnspīrātiō.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
conspiracy
conjuratio (the proper word): conspiratio (any association either for good or bad purposes): to form a conspiracy [Vid: To CONSPIRE]: to discover a conspiracy, conjurationem invenire atque deprehendere: conjurationem detegere (of a non-conspirator): conjurationem patefacere or prodere (on the part of a member): to suppress a conspiracy, conjurationem opprimere: privy to a conspiracy, conjurationis conscius, or (from context) conscius only.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for conspiracy?
- The usual Latin words for “conspiracy” are coniūrātiō, cōnspīrātiō, prōsum; also cōnscius. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.