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organised crime

organised crime is the alternative spelling of organized crime.

Meaning of organized crime

Noun

organized crime (uncountable)

  1. A large criminal organization, or a group of such organizations, that deals in illegal goods and services.
    • Organized crime is largely responsible for the nation’s illicit drug trafficking.
  2. The crimes perpetrated by those organizations.
    • Organized crime has dramatically increased in our neighbourhood.

Questions about organised crime

What is organised crime the alternative spelling of?
Organised crime is the alternative spelling of organized crime.

Words near organised crime in the dictionary

  1. organisational charts
  2. organisationally
  3. organisations
  4. organise
  5. organised
  6. organised crime
  7. organised religion
  8. organised religions
  9. organiser
  10. organisers
  11. organises

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