| NOUN | group | organized crime, gangland, gangdom | underworld organizations |
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| Meaning | underworld organizations. | |
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| Synonyms | gangland, gangdom | |
| Member of | underworld | The criminal class |
| Members | gang, pack, ring, mob | An association of criminals |
| Narrower | Black Hand | A secret terrorist society in the United States early in the 20th century |
| Camorra | A secret society in Naples notorious for violence and blackmail | |
| Mafia, Maffia, Sicilian Mafia | A secret terrorist group in Sicily / Sicily | |
| syndicate, crime syndicate, mob, family | A loose affiliation of gangsters in charge of organized criminal activities | |
| yakuza | organized crime in Japan | |
| Broader | social group | People sharing some social relation |
| Spanish | crimen organizado, gangdom, hampa, mundo del crimen | |
| Catalan | crim organitzat, gangdom, hampa, món del crim | |
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