Organized crime — Crime syndicate redirects here. For the DC Comics group of villains, see Crime Syndicate. For other uses, see Organized crime (disambiguation). Al Capone, a name often associated with organized crime … Wikipedia
organized crime — n. a system or organization of people and groups engaged in criminal activities * * * Crime committed on a national or international scale by a criminal association; also, the associations themselves. Such associations engage in offenses such as… … Universalium
organized crime — n: criminal activity on the part of an organized and extensive group of people compare racketeering Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. organiz … Law dictionary
Organized Crime — Album par Mr. Criminal Sortie 15 Juin 2004 Enregistrement 2004 Durée … Wikipédia en Français
organized crime — n [U] a large and powerful organization of criminals ▪ Organized crime is involved in drug trafficking … Dictionary of contemporary English
organized crime — [n] the underworld Cosa Nostra, gangland, Mafia, mob, organized crime family, the syndicate; concepts 412,645 … New thesaurus
organized crime — noun uncount criminal activities that are carefully planned and controlled by a large powerful secret organization … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
organized crime — n. a system or organization of people and groups engaged in criminal activities … English World dictionary
Organized crime — There has always been organized crime in Russia. In the last days of the tsars, criminal gangs flourished. In the first days of the 1917 Revolution, many of their members joined the Red Guards and the Cheka. After the civil war, they were… … Historical dictionary of Russian and Soviet Intelligence
organized crime — All profitable crime is socially organized, but this term is usually reserved for situations where a large number of people in a hierarchical structure are engaged in an on going pattern of criminal activities. The most common activities are… … Dictionary of sociology
