 | Simon Greenleaf - Evidence (Law) - 1853 - 636 pages
...persons, by some concerted action, to accomplish some criminal or unlawful purpose; or to accomplish some purpose, not in itself criminal or unlawful, by criminal or unlawful means.1 It is not essential that 1 The books contain much discussion on the nature and definition of... | |
 | Alexander Mansfield Burrill - Dictionaries, Law - 1859 - 736 pages
...persons, by some concerted action, to accomplish some criminal or unlawful purpose, or to accomplish some purpose not in itself criminal or unlawful, by criminal or unlawful means. 4 Metcalfs R. 1 1 1. But sec 4 Steph. Com. ub. sup. The conspiracy itself constitutes the offence,... | |
 | John Harrison Surratt - Lincoln Assassination Conspiracy Trial, Washington, D.C., 1865 - 1867 - 850 pages
...persons, by some concerted action, to accomplish some criminal or unlawful parpóse, or to accomplish some purpose, not in itself criminal or unlawful, by criminal or unlawful means. It is not essential that the act intended to be done should be punishable by indictment, for, if it... | |
 | Law - 1901 - 510 pages
...persons, by some concerted action, to accomplish a criminal or unlawful purpose, or to accomplish a purpose, not in itself criminal or unlawful, by criminal or unlawful means. There is no question but that there was a conspiracy on the part of some persons to do a criminal and... | |
 | Massachusetts. Supreme Judicial Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1864 - 674 pages
...persons, by some concerted action, to accomplish some criminal or unlawful purpose, or to accomplish some purpose, not in itself criminal or unlawful, by criminal or unlawful means. We use the terms criminal or unlawful, because it is manifest that many acts are unlawful, which are... | |
 | Florida. Supreme Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1871 - 808 pages
...persons by some concerted action to accomplish some criminal or unlawful purpose, or to accomplish some purpose not in itself criminal or unlawful, by criminal or unlawful means. The word describes an indictable offence. Burr. Law Dictionary, title "Conspiracy." If it has application... | |
 | Law - 1921 - 496 pages
...employer, and thus to prevent transportation, is a conspiracy. which is defln -d as a combination by two or more persons by concerted action to accomplish...or unlawful purpose, or some purpose not in itself c-rlminal or unlawful by criminal or unlawful means. — Burgess Bros. Co. v. Stewart, NY, 182 NYS... | |
 | William Wirt Virgin - Civil procedure - 1874 - 672 pages
...dollars.23 (h) A conspiracy to commit a misdemeanor is not merged in tlie commission of it.'21 (i) A conspiracy is a combination of two or more persons, by concerted action, to accomplish some criminal or unlawful purpose, or to accomplish some purpose, not in itself criminal or unlawful,... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin Tracy - 1875 - 96 pages
...persons by some concerted action to accomplish some criminal or unlawful purpose, or to accomplish some purpose not in itself criminal or unlawful by criminal or unlawful means. It is not essential that the act intended to be done should be punishable by indictment, for if it... | |
 | Isaac Grant Thompson - Law reports, digests, etc - 1878 - 860 pages
...persons, by some concerted action, to accomplish some criminal or unlawful purpose, or to accomplish some purpose, not in itself criminal or unlawful, by criminal or unlawful means. Per SHAW, CJ, in Comm. \. Hunt, 4 Mete. 1SJ3. There are some qualifications to this definition, but... | |
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Every contract, combination in the form of trust or otherwise, or conspiracy, in restraint of trade or commerce among the several States, or with foreign nations." The accepted definition of a conspiracy is, a combination of two or more persons by concerted... 
