Yakuza
/ˈjækuːzə/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A Japanese organized crime gang.
"Japan’s largest yakuza crime syndicate has pledged to end its longstanding war with a rival faction and refrain from causing “trouble,” authorities said, as the mafia-like groups contend with falling membership and increased police crackdowns."
- 2 organized crime in Japan; an alliance of criminal organizations and illegal enterprises wordnet
- 3 A member of that Japanese organized crime gang.
- 4 a Japanese gangster wordnet
Example
More examples""Gang Wives" is a Yakuza movie released in 1986 by Toei Distribution Network."
Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese やくざ (yakuza). See there for more details.