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Gangs or gangsters collectively; the world of organized crime, the criminal underworld. Cf. gangland, n.
Gangs or gangsters collectively; the world of organized crime, the criminal underworld. Also: territory controlled by a gang or gangs.
The world of organized crime (cf. gangdom, n.); the activities, culture, etc., of gangsters.