Machination
Pronunciation : Mach`i*na"tion
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [L. machinatio: cf. F. machination.]
Definition : 1. The act of machinating. Shak.
2. That which is devised; a device; a hostile or treacherous scheme; an artful design or plot. Devilish machinations come to naught. Milton. His ingenious machinations had failed. Macaulay.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913