The offense of conspiracy is a kind of concurrence of articles of law.

阴谋犯是一种法规竞合犯的形态。

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However, in theory there are still various views on the difference between preparation for a crime and expression of criminal intent and offense of conspiracy.

犯罪预备形态是犯罪未完成形态之一，其基本特征理论上几无争议，但犯罪预备与犯意表示、阴谋犯的区别理论上仍然有不同的认识。

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This and his having already told her she would have to turn over whatever she had, hardly can support a charge of obstruction or misprision or conspiracy as a criminal offense, let alone to justify the majority counsel's conclusion of an impeachable one.

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