gangland

gang·land

G0035200 (găng′lănd′)n. The underworld of organized criminal gangs.adj. Of, relating to, or carried out by organized criminals: gangland turf; a gangland slaying.

gangland

(ˈɡæŋˌlænd; -lənd) nthe criminal underworld

gang•land

(ˈgæŋˌlænd, -lənd)

n. the world of organized crime; criminal underworld. [1910–15, Amer.]

Gangland

 gangsters collectively.

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gangland - underworld organizations gangdom, organized crimesocial group - people sharing some social relationyakuza - organized crime in Japan; an alliance of criminal organizations and illegal enterprisesgang, mob, pack, ring - an association of criminals; "police tried to break up the gang"; "a pack of thieves"underworld - the criminal classSicilian Mafia, Maffia, Mafia - a secret terrorist group in Sicily; originally opposed tyranny but evolved into a criminal organization in the middle of the 19th centuryBlack Hand - a secret terrorist society in the United States early in the 20th centuryCamorra - a secret society in Naples notorious for violence and blackmailcrime syndicate, syndicate, mob, family - a loose affiliation of gangsters in charge of organized criminal activities

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