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Black Hand

Black Hand proper noun: a type of extortion racket, typically involving sending a letter demanding that the victim leave a sum of money in an agreed location to avert a threatened kidnap, arson, murder, etc.

Proper noun

Black Hand

  1. A type of extortion racket, typically involving sending a letter demanding that the victim leave a sum of money in an agreed location to avert a threatened kidnap, arson, murder, etc.

Words formed from Black Hand

Questions about Black Hand

What does Black Hand mean?
Black Hand means a type of extortion racket, typically involving sending a letter demanding that the victim leave a sum of money in an agreed location to avert a threatened kidnap, arson, murder, etc.
What part of speech is Black Hand?
Black Hand is a proper noun.

Words near Black Hand in the dictionary

  1. black gums
  2. black guts
  3. black hairstreak
  4. black hairstreaks
  5. black hairy tongue syndrome
  6. Black Hand
  7. Black Hander
  8. Black Handers
  9. black hat
  10. black hats
  11. black haw

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