Definitions of crime syndicate
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a loose affiliation of gangsters in charge of organized criminal activities
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types:
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Cosa Nostra, Maffia, Mafia
a crime syndicate in the United States; organized in families; believed to have important relations to the Sicilian Mafia
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type of:
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gangdom, gangland, organized crime
underworld organizations
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Cosa Nostra, Maffia, Mafia
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