Conspiracy
An agreement between two or more persons to commit a crime, plus (in most jurisdictions) an overt act in furtherance.
The agreement is the heart of conspiracy; it need not be express. The modern/MPC approach requires an overt act (even a minor one); the common law did not. Withdrawal requires affirmative notice to all co-conspirators and is generally not a defense to the conspiracy itself, only to subsequent crimes.
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