mafia
51mafia — maf|i|a [ˈmæfiə US ˈma: , ˈmæ ] n [Date: 1800 1900; : Italian; Origin: Italian dialect, great confidence, proud talk ] 1.) the Mafia a large organized group of criminals who control many illegal activities, especially in Italy and the US 2.)… …
52mafia — noun (singular) 1 the Mafia a large organised group of criminals who control many illegal activities especially in Italy and the US 2 a powerful group of people within an organization or profession who support and protect each other: the medical… …
53mafia — /ˈmafiə/ (say mahfeeuh), /ˈmæfiə/ (say mafeeuh) noun (sometimes humorous) any group seen as resembling the Mafia by having a close knit organisation, in group loyalties, etc.: the green mafia …
54mafia — organized crime organized crime n. Groups of persons organized for illegal purposes, such as bootlegging, conducting illegal gambling, loansharking, extortion, etc.; a general term encompassing most forms of criminal groups, but especially those… …
55mafia — Syndicate Syn di*cate, n. [Cf. F. syndicat, LL. syndicatus.] 1. The office or jurisdiction of a syndic; a council, or body of syndics. Bp. Burnet. [1913 Webster] 2. An association of persons officially authorized to undertake some duty or to… …
56Mafia — noun a) An international criminal organization of Sicilian origin operating in Italy and the United States. Somehow he managed to piss off the Russian Mafia. b) Any organized crime syndicate operating internationally in high level organized… …
57mafia — (ital. Mafia.) Organización clandestina de delincuentes// unión de personas ligadas por intereses comerciales para beneficiarse// turf. Grupo de personas que en los hipódromos soborna o amenaza a los jockeys, para lograr los resultados de su… …
58mafia — (entrée créée par le supplément) (ma fi a) s. f. Nom, en Italie, d une association secrète de malfaiteurs. • La peine de mort ne saurait être supprimée ; le brigandage, la mafia, les sociétés qui vivent des produits du crime exigent qu on use… …
59mafia — noun Mafia is used before these nouns: ↑gang …
60Mafia — Synonyms and related words: Black Hand, Cosa Nostra, black market, bootlegging, gambling, gangdom, gangland, gray market, illegal commerce, illegal operations, illegitimate business, illicit business, loan sharking, moonshining, narcotics traffic …
