A secret society of lawless malcontents in Naples and Neapolitan cities. Sometimes transferred.
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释义 | society > law > rule of law > lawlessness > [noun] > crime > a criminal or law-breaker > criminal gang > specific (8) camorra1865 A secret society of lawless malcontents in Naples and Neapolitan cities. Sometimes transferred. the Mafia1866 Usually as the Mafia. An organized secret society of criminals, thought to have originated in Sicily but now operating internationally, esp. in… Unione Siciliana1906 A Chicago-based benevolent society for Sicilian immigrants, which developed into an Italian-American criminal organization similar to the Mafia. Cosa Nostra1963 The Mafia in the U.S.A. Union Corse1963 A Corsican criminal organization operating in France and elsewhere. Yamaguchi-gumi1964 In Japan, the name of the largest syndicate of organized crime, founded in the Kobe dock area in 1928. Also elliptical as Yamaguchi posse1986 slang (originally Jamaican Criminals' slang). A gang involved in organized or violent, often drug-related, crime. Cf. yardie, n. amalaita2016 Urban gangs known for committing a variety of usually violent crimes; members of these gangs. Frequently attributive. |
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