Definition

1. Verb:
   • To conspire: To secretly plan with others to do something unlawful or harmful. This is the primary and most common meaning of "đồng mưu".
   • To collude: To come to a secret understanding for a deceitful or fraudulent purpose.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Họ bị bắt vì đồng mưu lật đổ chính phủ. (They were arrested for conspiring to overthrow the government.)
  • Nhân viên ngân hàng đồng mưu với tên tội phạm để rút tiền. (The bank employee colluded with the criminal to withdraw money.)

Advanced Usage

• In legal contexts, "đồng mưu" is a key term for the crime of conspiracy.
  • Bị cáo bị truy tố về tội đồng mưu giết người. (The defendant was prosecuted for the crime of conspiring to commit murder.)

Variants and Related Words

• Sự đồng mưu (n): Conspiracy (the act or the crime).
  • Sự đồng mưu của họ đã bị phát hiện. (Their conspiracy was discovered.)
• Kẻ đồng mưu (n): Conspirator.
  • Cảnh sát đang truy tìm những kẻ đồng mưu còn lại. (The police are searching for the remaining conspirators.)

Synonyms

• Conspire: To plan together secretly.
• Collude: To cooperate secretly for an illegal purpose.
• Plot: To plan secretly, often for a sinister purpose.

Related Idioms

• While "đồng mưu" itself is a formal term, it can appear in phrases like:
  • Đồng mưu phản quốc: To conspire to commit treason.

    • Họ bị kết tội đồng mưu phản quốc. (They were convicted of conspiring to commit treason.)