Machination
Defined in 5 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Black's (1891)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
The act by which some plot or conspiracy is contrived or set on foot; an artful design.
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
A fraudulent scheme or plot.
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
The act by which some plot or conspiracy is set on foot
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
Contriving a plot or conspiracy. The act of planning or contriving a scheme for executing some purpose, particularly an evll purpose; an artful design formed with deliberation.
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
Contriving a plot or conspiracy. The act of planning or contriving a scheme for executing some purpose, particularly an evil purpose; an artful design formed with deliberation.