What is CONFEDERACY? Definition of CONFEDERACY in Black's Law Dictionary - Legal dictionary - Glossary of legal terms.
Criminal Law
The association or banding together of two or more persons for the purpose of committing an act or furthering an enterprise which is forbidden by law, or which, though lawful in itself, becomes unlawful when made the object of the confederacy. State v. Crowley, 41 Wis. 284, 22 Am.Rep. 719; Watson v. Navigation Co., 52 How.Prac. (N.Y.) 353. Conspiracy is a more technical term for this offense. The act of two or more who combine to- gether to do any damage or injury to another, or to do any unlawful act. Jacob. State v. Crow- ley, 41 Wis. 284, 22 Am.Rep. 719.
Equity Pleading
An improper combination alleged to have been entered into between the defendants to a bill in equity.
International Law
A league or agreement between two or more in- dependent states whereby they unite for their mu- tual welfare and the furtherance of their common aims. The term may apply to a union so formed for a temporary or limited purpose, as in the case of an offensive and defensive alliance; but it is more commonly used to denote that species of poli- tical connection between two or more independent states by which a central government is created, invested with certain powers of sovereignty, ( mostly external,) and acting upon the several component states as its units, which, however, retain their sovereign powers for domestic pur-pose s and some others. See Federal Government.
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