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Covin is an archaic word that means crew, band, confederacy, conspiracy, fraud, or coven. Learn its etymology, usage, and examples from the Merriam-Webster Unabridged Dictionary.
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.
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. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved. Word origin. ME: see coven. Trends of. covin. View usage for:
Covin is a legal term for a conspiracy between two or more persons to harm another. It comes from Old French and has synonyms like band, confederacy, and coven.
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.
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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.