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English translation: when people agree on a point or a strategy

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English term or phrase:meeting of the minds
Selected answer:when people agree on a point or a strategy
Entered by: RHELLER

14:37 May 14, 2005
English language (monolingual) [Non-PRO]
Law/Patents - Law (general)
English term or phrase: sentence...
The defendant had a meeting of the minds on an unlawful object insofar as the Defendants decided and agree among ....
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What is the meaning of meeting and object.
adda
when people agree on a point, a strategy
Explanation:
and usually decide to cooperate

unlawful object (not sure): illegal purpose? (plan to do something which is against the law)

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Note added at 3 mins (2005-05-14 14:41:44 GMT)
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.
meeting

NOUN: 1. The act or process or an instance of coming together; an encounter. 2. An assembly or gathering of people, as for a business, social, or religious purpose.
IDIOM: meeting of the minds Agreement; concord.

http://www.bartleby.com/61/73/M0197300.html
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RHELLER
United States
Local time: 23:14
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4 +4when people agree on a point, a strategy
RHELLER
4the source text is extremely poorly written
airmailrpl
3consulted the other defendents
Balasubramaniam L.


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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
meeting of the minds
when people agree on a point, a strategy


Explanation:
and usually decide to cooperate

unlawful object (not sure): illegal purpose? (plan to do something which is against the law)

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Note added at 3 mins (2005-05-14 14:41:44 GMT)
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.
meeting

NOUN: 1. The act or process or an instance of coming together; an encounter. 2. An assembly or gathering of people, as for a business, social, or religious purpose.
IDIOM: meeting of the minds Agreement; concord.

http://www.bartleby.com/61/73/M0197300.html

RHELLER
United States
Local time: 23:14
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 32
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Robert Donahue (X): My guess is that this refers to "conspiracy" in the legal sense. Plotting over the commission of a crime.+++I'm in editing mode. So the errors are...how you say, glaring(er) than normal.
1 hr
  -> hey, knock yourself out ! got it - hey, you can do it ...editingLY :-)))
agree  Can Altinbay: It is an idiom, as you say, and not just a meeting. I wonder if there was a contract involved (M of the Ms is a necessary condition, illegal purpose makes one invalid).
3 hrs
  -> you must have a legal mind because you are losing me :-)
agree  Charlesp
7 hrs
  -> thanks Charles :-)
agree  Anna Maria Augustine (X)
7 hrs
  -> merci Anna :-)
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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
consulted the other defendents


Explanation:
"Meeting of the minds" could just mean meeting, that is a consultation.

I gather that there were more than one defendent, and one of them got the others together for a pow-wow on something that was decidedly egregious.

Adda, without more context you can't expect anything better than that.

Balasubramaniam L.
India
Local time: 10:44
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in HindiHindi

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  RHELLER: "a meeting of the minds" is an idiom :-)
30 mins
  -> I know that, but does the writer of this sentence know that too, that is the question. ... Oh yes, now I know what that smiling face stands for. Thanks, once again. :)
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1 day 34 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
the source text is extremely poorly written


Explanation:
The defendant had a meeting of the minds on an unlawful object insofar as the Defendants decided and agree among ....

airmailrpl
Brazil
Local time: 02:14
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 31
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