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Exact Match:

mafia

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

Synonyms:

• 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,
• organized crime,
• prostitution,
• protection racket,
• racket,
• shady dealings,
• the Mafia,
• the mob,
• the rackets,
• the syndicate,
• the underworld,
• traffic in women,
• usury,
• white slavery