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white slavery collapse

narcotics traffic collapse

logistics collapse: handling an operation that involves providing labor and materials be supplied as needed

protection racket collapse

organized crime collapse: underworld organizations

Mafia collapse: any tightly knit group of trusted associates; a secret terrorist group in Sicily; originally opposed tyranny but evolved into a criminal organization in the middle of the 19th century; a crime syndicate in the United States; organized in families; believed to have important relations to the Sicilian Mafia

rackets collapse

gambling collapse: the act of playing for stakes in the hope of winning (including the payment of a price for a chance to win a prize); "his gambling cost him a fortune"; "there was heavy play at the blackjack table"

military operations collapse

loan sharking collapse

black market collapse: an illegal market in which goods or currencies are bought and sold in violation of rationing or controls; people who engage in illicit trade

dry run collapse

usury collapse: the act of lending money at an exorbitant rate of interest; an exorbitant or unlawful rate of interest

joint operation collapse

prostitution collapse: offering sexual intercourse for pay

operation collapse: the activity of operating something (a machine or business etc.); "her smooth operation of the vehicle gave us a surprisingly comfortable ride"; a planned activity involving many people performing various actions; "they organized a rescue operation"; "the biggest police operation in French history"; "running a restaurant is quite an operation"; "consolidate the companies various operations"; a process or series of acts especially of a practical or mechanical nature involved in a particular form of work; "the operations in building a house"; "certain machine tool operations"; a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body; "they will schedule the operation as soon as an operating room is available"; "he died while undergoing surgery"; activity by a military or naval force (as a maneuver or campaign); "it was a joint operation of the navy and air force"; a business especially one run on a large scale; "a large-scale farming operation"; "a multinational operation"; "they paid taxes on every stage of the operation"; "they had to consolidate their operations"; (computer science) data processing in which the result is completely specified by a rule (especially the processing that results from a single instruction); "it can perform millions of operations per second"; process or manner of functioning or operating; "the power of its engine determine its operation"; "the plane's operation in high winds"; "they compared the cooking performance of each oven"; "the jet's performance conformed to high standards"; the state of being in effect or being operative; "that rule is no longer in operation"

syndicate collapse: a loose affiliation of gangsters in charge of organized criminal activities; a news agency that sells features or articles or photographs etc. to newspapers for simultaneous publication; sell articles, television programs, or photos to several publications or independent broadcasting stations; organize into or form a syndicate; join together into a syndicate; "The banks syndicated"

inequitable collapse: not equitable or fair; "the inequitable division of wealth"; "inequitable taxation"

mission collapse: the organized work of a religious missionary; a special assignment that is given to a person or group; "a confidential mission to London"; "his charge was deliver a message"; an operation that is assigned by a higher headquarters; "the planes were on a bombing mission"; an organization of missionaries in a foreign land sent to carry on religious work

vetoed collapse

unsanctioned collapse: without explicit official permission; "unsanctioned use of company cars"

forbidden collapse: excluded from use or mention; "forbidden fruit"; "in our house dancing and playing cards were out"; "a taboo subject"

unlicensed collapse

off limits collapse

verboten collapse

unmerited collapse: not merited or deserved; "received an unmerited honorary degree"; not merited; "unmerited treatment of a potentially fine subject"

undeserved collapse: not deserved or earned; "has an undeserved reputation as a coward"

activism collapse: a policy of taking direct and militant action to achieve a political or social goal

banned collapse: forbidden by law

maneuver collapse: an action aimed at evading an opponent; a move made to gain a tactical end; a deliberate coordinated movement requiring dexterity and skill; "he made a great maneuver"; "the runner was out on a play by the shortstop"; a military training exercise; act in order to achieve a certain goal; "He maneuvered to get the chairmanship"; "She maneuvered herself into the directorship"

campaign collapse: an overland journey by hunters (especially in Africa); a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end; "he supported populist campaigns"; "they worked in the cause of world peace"; "the team was ready for a drive toward the pennant"; "the movement to end slavery"; "contributed to the war effort"; several related operations aimed at achieving a particular goal (usually within geographical and temporal constraints); go on a campaign; go off to war; run, stand, or compete for an office or a position; "Who's running for treasurer this year?"

punishable collapse: liable to or deserving punishment; "punishable offenses"

triable collapse

unconstitutional collapse: not consistent with or according to a constitution; contrary to the U.S. Constitution

against the law collapse

unwarrantable collapse

ignominious collapse

wartime collapse: a period of time during which there is armed conflict

hostilities collapse: fighting; acts of overt warfare; "the outbreak of hostilities"

state of war collapse

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