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plot; intrigue; scheme
conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
陰謀を企てた者が処刑された。
Those who plotted the conspiracy were executed.
宮廷では陰謀が渦巻いていた。
Intrigues swirled within the royal court.
陰謀が露見して計画は頓挫した。
The plot was exposed and the plan fell apart.