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    covin
    /ˈkʌvɪn/

    noun

    • 1. fraud; deception. archaic

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  2. 1. archaic : crew, band, confederacy. 2. a. : collusive agreement between two or more persons to the detriment of a third : conspiracy. b. archaic : fraud, trickery. 3. : coven. Word History. Etymology.

  3. covin in American English. (ˈkʌvɪn ) noun. 1. Archaic. treachery or fraud, or a group engaged in this. 2. Law. a conspiracy of two or more people to defraud or injure another or others.

  4. There are seven meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun covin, five of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

  5. covin in American English. (ˈkʌvɪn ) noun. 1. Archaic. treachery or fraud, or a group engaged in this. 2. Law. a conspiracy of two or more people to defraud or injure another or others.

  6. Covin definition: a conspiracy between two or more persons to act to the detriment or injury of another. See examples of COVIN used in a sentence.

  7. Define covin. covin synonyms, covin pronunciation, covin translation, English dictionary definition of covin. n law a conspiracy between two or more persons to act to the detriment or injury of another Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th...

  8. Covin Definition. Treachery or fraud, or a group engaged in this. A conspiracy of two or more people to defraud or injure another or others.

  9. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › CovinCovin - Wikipedia

    Covin (from the French covine, or couvine, from Latin convenire, to come together), an association of persons, so used in the Statute of Labourers of 1360, which, inter alia, declared void "all alliances and covins of stonemasons and carpenters".

  10. covin volume_up UK /ˈkʌvɪn/ also covine noun ( mass noun ) ( archaic ) fraud; deception Examples The sultaness gathers together a ‘covine’ or conspiracy to help bring death to her people.

  11. Jan 6, 2024 · covin. inflection of covar: third-person plural present subjunctive. third-person plural imperative. Categories: English terms derived from Old French. English terms derived from Latin. English 2-syllable words. English terms with IPA pronunciation.