| 单词 | crime syndicate |
| 释义 | > as lemmascrime syndicate crime syndicate n. originally U.S. a large (closely or loosely) affiliated group of gangsters or criminals involved in organized crime. ΚΠ 1899 Oakland (Calif.) Tribune 16 Aug. 8/6 The crime syndicate of assassination feared Labori and wanted his life and documents. 1952 J. Lait & L. Mortimer U.S.A. Confidential ii. xvii. 194 As for the crime syndicate being out of Texas, that is just so much soap suds. The Mafia made one of its first major inroads in the United States in Galveston. 2004 Diva Mar. 28/1 Russian organised crime differs considerably and significantly from other crime syndicates: unlike the Chinese Triads and the Japanese Yakuza, whose systems are built upon hierarchy, honour and respect, the Russian Mafia is made up primarily of hundreds of small, independent, utterly ruthless units controlling their own turf or territory. < as lemmas |
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