n. act of plotting or scheming; scheme, plot, conspiracy

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Noun
1. a crafty and involved plot to achieve your (usually sinister) ends
(synonym) intrigue
(hypernym) plot, secret plan, game
(hyponym) priestcraft
(derivation) organize, organise, prepare, devise, get up, machinate

nf. engineering, machination, setup

(n.)
The act of machinating.
  

(n.)
That which is devised; a device; a hostile or treacherous scheme; an artful design or plot.
  

n.
فطرت, بندش, سازش, توڑ, جوڑ, دغا, جگت, داؤں گھات, چال, (ريشہ دواني, سانٹھ گانٹھ, عياري, فتنہ پردازي)