organized crime
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English
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[edit]Noun
[edit]- A large criminal organization, or a group of such organizations, that deals in illegal goods and services.
- Organized crime is largely responsible for the nation’s illicit drug trafficking.
- The crimes perpetrated by those organizations.
- Organized crime has dramatically increased in our neighbourhood.
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[edit]Translations
[edit]criminal organizations seen as a whole
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crimes carried out by these organizations
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