The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #163002   Message #3884363
Posted By: DaveRo
24-Oct-17 - 05:07 PM
Thread Name: Dodgy Artistic Licence?
Subject: RE: Dodgy Artistic Licence?
Songs and poetry would be greatly impoverished if authors had to stick to conventional (i.e, dictionary) definitions. 'Conspire' is fine: the 'con' is the important bit. The nub of conspiracy is confidentiality, not illegality.