Măch'i-nā'tion, n.
[Lat. machinatio, Fr. machination, Pr. machinatio, Sp. maquinacion, It. macchinazione.]
Sense 1. The act of machinating, or of planning or contriving a scheme for executing some purpose, particularly an evil purpose.
Sense 2. That which is plotted or devised; a hostile or treacherous scheme; an artful design formed with deliberation.
She was forced to carry on, for fear of discovery, machinations which she had at first resorted to in mere wantonness. W. Scott.