noun
underworld organizations
• Hypernyms: ↑social group
• Hyponyms:
↑yakuza, ↑Mafia, ↑Maffia, ↑Sicilian Mafia, ↑Black Hand, ↑Camorra, ↑syndicate, ↑crime syndicate, ↑mob, ↑family
• Member Holonyms: ↑underworld
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organized crime UK US noun [uncountable]
criminal activities that are carefully planned and controlled by a large powerful secret organization
Useful english dictionary. 2012.