Definition of organized crime Organized crime
We found 4 definitions of organized crime from 3 different sources.
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What does organized crime mean?
WordNet
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| organized crime - underworld organizations | ||
| gangland, gangdom | ||
| social group people sharing some social relation | ||
| underworld the criminal class | ||
| yakuza organized crime in Japan; an alliance of criminal organizations and illegal enterprises | ||
| mob, gang, pack, ring a disorderly crowd of people | ||
| sicilian mafia, maffia, mafia any tightly knit group of trusted associates | ||
| black hand a secret terrorist society in the United States early in the 20th century | ||
| camorra a secret society in Naples notorious for violence and blackmail | ||
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Wiktionary 
- organized crime (Noun)
A set of large criminal organizations often competing for markets and territories that deal in illegal goods and services. - organized crime (Noun)
The crimes perpetrated by those organizations.
Wikipedia 
- Organized crime is a group or groups of people, usually mobsters and other criminals, who work to make money in an illegal way.
