gangsterism
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]gangsterism (countable and uncountable, plural gangsterisms)
- The behavior of a gangster; organized crime.
- 1968, “SHANGHAI (SHANG-HAI)”, in Encyclopedia Britannica[1], volume 20, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 346, column 2:
- In a city known once as a centre of gangsterism and of beggars and prostitutes, it is claimed that now not a single night club exists. About 10,000 prostitutes were put into reformatories for labour reform and rehabilitation to Communist society.
- 2009 February 13, Peter Rakobowchuk, “Police hit bikers, gangs”, in Toronto Star[2]:
- Charges to be laid include gangsterism, drug trafficking, weapons possession and conspiracy to commit murder.
Romanian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from French gangstérisme.
Noun
[edit]gangsterism n (uncountable)
Declension
[edit]| singular only | indefinite | definite |
|---|---|---|
| nominative-accusative | gangsterism | gangsterismul |
| genitive-dative | gangsterism | gangsterismului |
| vocative | gangsterismule | |