En hjælp til journalister, myndigheder samt den almene befolkning om ordet "konspirationsteori" og dets egentlige betydning.

Konspirationsteori er en sammentrækning af "en teori om en konspiration". Altså to ord: teori + konspiration = konspirationsteori.

Ordbøgerne definere tydeligt både ordet "conspiracy" (konspiration) og "conspiracy theory" (konspirationsteori)

Oxford http://oxforddictionaries.com/definition/conspiracy+theory
Conspiracy:
noun (plural conspiracies)
a secret plan by a group to do something unlawful or harmful:
a conspiracy to destroy the government
[mass noun] the action of plotting or conspiring:
they were cleared of conspiracy to pervert the course of justice

Conspiracy theory:
a belief that some covert but influential organization is responsible for an unexplained event

Dictionary http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=conspiracy%20theory
Conspiracy theory:
noun
1.
a theory that explains an event as being the result of a plot by a covert group or organization; a belief that a particular unexplained event was caused by such a group.
2.
the idea that many important political events or economic and social trends are the products of secret plots that are largely unknown to the general public.



Britannica Online http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/133670/conspiracy
Conspiracy: 
conspiracy, in common law, an agreement between two or more persons to commit an unlawful act or to accomplish a lawful end by unlawful means. Conspiracy is perhaps the most amorphous area in Anglo-American criminal law. Its terms are vaguer and more elastic than any conception of conspiracy to be found in the continental European codes or their imitators. In most civil-law countries, the punishment of agreements to commit offenses, irrespective of whether the criminal purpose was attempted or executed, is largely confined to political offenses against the state. In some U.S. states, statutory law limits the conspiracy offense to that of furthering criminal objectives.
Generally, there is no particular form that the agreement must take to constitute conspiracy. Although many statutes now require an overt act as proof of an agreement to commit a felony, conspiracy is still largely inferred from circumstantial evidence. Thus, individual conspirators need not even know of the existence or the identity of all the other conspirators. Two persons may be found to have conspired with each other simply by making separate agreements with a third party.

Once a person has entered into an agreement, it is very difficult to limit the scope of his liability for the acts of others included in the conspiracy. Courts and statutes increasingly emphasize that proof of an agreement must be related to a specific crime. Often, however, conspiratorial organizations conduct a business rather than commit a single offense; for example, a “chain conspiracy” involves several transactions all directed to a common unlawful objective. The courts differ as to what extent a party at one end of the chain should be liable for the acts of the parties at the other end. Also, in a “hub conspiracy,” a single man, or “hub,” such as a “fence” for stolen goods, makes separate illegal transactions with persons who have no knowledge of the others involved.

In support of such reasoning, it is argued, first, that conspiracies are an especial threat to society because of the greater power that lies in numbers and the pooling of talents. It is also said that the formation of a group impedes detection, because evidence of the conspiracy is limited to the conspirators themselves, whose reluctance to testify in court increases with the size of the group. Finally, it is speculated that the very act of agreement crystallizes and hardens the purposes of persons who alone might be less resolute.
Others argue that the Anglo-American concept of conspiracy is too elastic to prevent injustice. No continental country permits conviction for conspiracy if the aim of the agreement is itself legal.

It is common in the United States to punish a conspiracy to commit an offense more harshly than the commission of the offense itself, but there has been a growing trend, as in the state of Illinois, to follow the continental European example of making the punishment for conspiracy the same as or less than that for the offense itself. Also, instead of adding the punishment for conspiracy to that for the separate crime, Illinois requires that punishment be given for one offense or the other but not both. The harshness of the traditional rule was mitigated by the doctrine that if one of the necessary parties to a conspiracy could not be convicted, the other party could not be convicted either. In some jurisdictions this doctrine has been dropped so that a party may be guilty of conspiracy regardless of the status of his partner.

Conspiracies that relate to political offenses and to economic warfare between businesses and between management and labour are usually regulated by statute. The concept of conspiracy itself, however, is often limited by the vagueness of its common-law background.



Cambridge Dictionaries http://dictionary.cambridge.org/define.asp?key=16450&dict=CALD
Conspiracy:
when people secretly plan together to do something bad or illegal
The three men are accused of conspiracy.
[+ to infinitive] She has been charged with conspiracy to murder.
I think there was a conspiracy to keep me out of the committee.
conspiracy of silence
a general agreement to keep silent about a subject for the purpose of secrecy

Conspiracy theory:
a belief that an unpleasant event or situation is the result of a secret plan made by powerful people



Wordsmyth http://www.wordsmyth.net/?level=3&ent=conspiracy
Conspiracy:
conspiracies
definition 1: a secret agreement or plan among two or more persons to perform a crime or other wrongful act.
synonyms: cabal, collusion, connivance, intrigue, plot

 similar words: intrigue, machination, plot, scheme

definition 2: a group engaged in such an agreement or plan.
synonyms: cabal, confederacy

definition 3: the carrying out of such a plan.
synonyms: intrigue
similar words: intrigue

 
definition 4: the working together or concurrence, esp. of natural forces. a conspiracy of moonlight and stillness
similar words: collusion, concurrence, cooperation, synchronicity

Conspiracy theory:

conspiracy a secret agreement or plan among two or more persons to perform a crime or other wrongful act. [4 definitions]
theory a proposed explanation of something, usu. based on abstract reasoning. [3 definitions]

Yourdictionary Main dictionary: http://www.yourdictionary.com/conspiracy

noun pl.
1) a planning and acting together secretly, esp. for an unlawful or harmful purpose, such as murder or treason
2) the plan agreed on; plot
3) the group taking part in such a plan
4) a combining or working together: the conspiracy of events

Yourdictionary Law dictionary: http://law.yourdictionary.com/conspiracy
An agreement or combination by two or more individuals to commit a crime or to commit a lawful act by unlawful means. Making the agreement is a crime, even if the unlawful act that is planned is never performed, but most states require overt action by one of the conspirators to further the conspiracy before the making of the agreement becomes criminal. A conspiracy to harm someone is also a tort. Also called partnership in crime. See also tortfeasor, concert of action rule, accessory, accomplice, aid and abet, attempt, connivance, conscious parallelism, and solicitation.

Two or more individuals acting together to commit a crime or to commit a lawful act by unlawful means even if they are not aware of each otherÂ’s participation or role in the conspiracy. For example, Smith and Jones prepare to commit a crime. Jones enlists AdamÂ’s help. Even though Adams and Smith are unaware of each otherÂ’s participation, there is a conspiracy between the two to commit the crime and they will be held liable for each otherÂ’s actions.

LAW.com http://dictionary.law.com/Default.aspx?selected=310

conspiracy
n. when people work together by agreement to commit an illegal act. A conspiracy may exist when the parties use legal means to accomplish an illegal result, or to use illegal means to achieve something that in itself is lawful. To prove a conspiracy those involved must have agreed to the plan before all the actions have been taken, or it is just a series of independent illegal acts. A conspiracy can be criminal for planning and carrying out illegal activities, or give rise to a civil lawsuit for damages by someone injured by the conspiracy. Thus, a scheme by a group of salesmen to sell used automobiles as new, could be prosecuted as a crime of fraud and conspiracy, and also allow a purchaser of an auto to sue for damages for the fraud and conspiracy.

Og ordets misforståede brug i daglig tale illustreres tydeligt af den bruger definerede leksikon Wikipedia.org

Wipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conspiracy_theory

A conspiracy theory is a fringe theory which explains a historical or current event as the result of a secret plot by exceptionally powerful and cunning conspirators to achieve a malevolent end.

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