mafia
黑手党,黑帮,黑社会,黑道
Definitions
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- : a hierarchically structured secret organization allegedly engaged in smuggling, racketeering, trafficking in narcotics, and other criminal activities in the U.S., Italy, and elsewhere.
- : a popular spirit of hostility to legal restraint and to the law, often manifesting itself in criminal acts.a 19th-century secret society, similar to the Camorra in Naples, that acted in this spirit.
- : any small powerful or influential group in an organization or field; clique.
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Examples
If they aren’t exposed and discredited, we may witness the rise of a new Mafia.
It wasn’t just his having mentored with Roy Cohn, the infamous Mafia lawyer, or rubbed shoulders throughout his career with guys like Anthony “Fat Tony” Salerno.
Magashule does have a bit of a dirty reputation, with the book Gangster State comparing him to a Mafia don.
Like the Mafia Dons of old, they will be brought down by the IRS for their financial crimes.
For those who have forgotten their Mafia history, that’s the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act.
In the Latino community the legacy of the Mexican Mafia spans multiple generations.
The Mexican Mafia run their empire from the penitentiary to the streets of LA.
Robert Morrill, a former gang detective and author of The Mexican Mafia/The Story, said there is little the authorities can do.
Much like the TV show Breaking Bad, the Mexican Mafia are real life methamphetamine kingpins.
As described by its inventor, there is an Honest team and a Mafia team that compete against each other.
The Mafia is more ancient and has a direct ancestry for nearly a thousand years.
Anyhow, he defied the Mafia, laid in a stock of revolvers and rifles, and rallied his friends around him.
The Mafia might almost be called a universal conspiracy against law and order.
Either the Cammoristi, or the Mafia, or some such organisation.
Don't act this way with these people, because they are all of the (Mala-vita) Mafia and will do you harm in an instant.