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n. criminal organizations, collectively.

n. underworld organizations

"His creator, sickened by the increase of crime decided, in 1931, to create a detective who could deal with gangdom via what he called "the hot lead route.""

social group   

syndicate    yakuza    Camorra    mob    family    maffia    Mafia    sicilian mafia    crime syndicate    Black Hand   

organized crime    gangland