conspirator

conspirator
con·spir·a·tor /kən-'spir-ə-tər/ n: one who conspires

Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. . 1996.

conspirator
I noun abettor, colluder, complotter, confederate, coniuratus, conniver, deceiver, intrigant, intriguer, machinator, plotter, schemer, spy, strategist II index abettor, coactor, confederate, conspirer

Burton's Legal Thesaurus. . 2006


conspirator
n.
A person who participates in a conspiracy.

The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. . 2008.


conspirator
A person that is a party to a conspiracy — that is,someone that enters into an agreement to commit illegal acts, or to commit legal acts using illegal means.
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Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary. . 2009.


conspirator
n. One who participates in a conspiracy. Also called co-conspirator.
@ unindicted co-conspirator
One who is alleged to have participated in a conspiracy, but is not indicted for the crime even though one or more fellow conspirators are. Also called unindicted conspirator.
@ unindicted conspirator
One who is alleged to have participated in a conspiracy, but is not indicted for the crime even though one or more fellow conspirators are. Also called unindicted co-conspirator.
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Webster's New World Law Dictionary. . 2000.

conspirator
n.
   a person or entity who enters into a plot with one or more other people or entities to commit illegal acts, legal acts with an illegal object, or using illegal methods, to the harm of others. Conspirators may range from small-time bootleggers to electronics companies meeting to fix prices in violation of antitrust laws. (See conspiracy

Law dictionary. . 2013.

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