conspirator
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View Sample Sign Up Now While the case against Epstein may be closed, both the U.S. Department of Justice and SDNY have made statements promising to pursue further prosecution against any of Epstein’s alleged conspirators. — Madeleine Carlisle, Time, "New York Judge Dismisses SDNY Case Against Jeffrey Epstein Following His Death," 29 Aug. 2019 Leveraging his power and wealth, Akasha, his co-conspirators and other members of his family paid bribes to slow their judicial proceedings, obtain bail and frustrate the U.S. effort to extradite them to New York, authorities said. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "How a San Diego AI company helped bring down an African crime boss," 24 Aug. 2019 At the same time, Epstein and four potential co-conspirators avoided federal prosecution concerning the abuse of dozens of minors from 1999 to 2007 at Epstein’s Palm Beach mansion and elsewhere, records show. — Marc Freeman, sun-sentinel.com, "Jeffrey Epstein had sex during jail work release, new lawsuit claims," 21 Aug. 2019 By the time the man's colleague stepped outside the restaurant, Patel and his co-conspirators were gone, the documents say. — Madeline Mitchell, Cincinnati.com, "Mason man involved in $1 million jewel heist sentenced to nearly 3 years in prison," 21 Aug. 2019 Prosecutors say Alexander had a number of co-conspirators who helped hide his assets by renting apartments and buying vehicles in others’ names. — Phil Davis, baltimoresun.com, "Prosecutors: Baltimore man ran $4 million-plus drug ring selling cocaine, heroin and fentanyl," 21 Aug. 2019 Halperin’s co-conspirators have, over the past day, attempted to distance themselves from the project or otherwise justify their participation in it. — Jason Linkins, The New Republic, "The Beltway Book of the Damned," 19 Aug. 2019 To break the stalemate, some conspirators are looking to the U.S. to devise a plan to protect government insiders who turn against Maduro from future prosecution. — Joshua Goodman, chicagotribune.com, "U.S. talks secretly to Venezuela socialist party boss," 19 Aug. 2019 But Gerald Lefcourt, a lawyer who negotiated the agreement, said the deal should still protect any alleged co-conspirators for what happened between 2001 and 2007. — Michael Balsamo, The Denver Post, "Jeffrey Epstein jail guards suspected of falsifying logs, AP sources say," 14 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'conspirator.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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conspirator
noun
English Language Learners Definition of conspirator
: a person who is involved in a secret plan to do something harmful or illegal : a person who is involved in a conspiracy
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conspirator
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con·spir·a·tor
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Kids Definition of conspirator
: a person who plots with others to do something harmful or unlawful
conspirator
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con·spir·a·tor
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Legal Definition of conspirator
: one who conspires
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