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covin
covin (ˈkʌvɪn) n (Law) law a conspiracy between two or more persons to act to the detriment or injury of another[C14: from Old French; see coven, convene]Covin a number of persons banded together; a combination or union. See also band, confederacy, coven.Examples: covin of heathen, 1415; of masons and carpenters, 1361; of wicked men, 1374; of witches.covin
covin formerly, a secret conspiracy between two or more persons to act to the detriment or injury of another.COVIN, fraud. A secret contrivance between two or more persons to defraud andprejudice another of his rights. Co. Litt 357, b; Com. Dig. Covin, A; 1 Vin. Abr. 473. Vide Collusion; Fraud. |