Mobsterism

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The practices of a mobster; organized crime. uncountable

    "Drug dealing, gun running, money laundering, prostitution, heists, artifact theft, and bribery are all forms of mobsterism."

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"Drug dealing, gun running, money laundering, prostitution, heists, artifact theft, and bribery are all forms of mobsterism."

Etymology

From mobster + -ism.

Related phrases

organized crime

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