Akademik

crime syndicate

noun

a loose affiliation of gangsters in charge of organized criminal activities

• Syn: ↑syndicate, ↑mob, ↑family

• Derivationally related forms: ↑mobster (for: ↑mob)

• Hypernyms: ↑organized crime, ↑gangland, ↑gangdom

• Hyponyms: ↑Mafia, ↑Maffia, ↑Cosa Nostra

Useful english dictionary. 2012.