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organized crime

organized crime noun: a large criminal organization, or a group of such organizations, that deals in illegal goods and services.

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.
    • The State Department has given Ecuador $81 million since 2018 to help the country with its fight against organized crime and narcotics.2025 March 19, Hira Humayun and Michael Rios, “Ecuador’s president invites foreign armies to fight gangs in the country”, in CNN
  2. The crimes perpetrated by those organizations.
    • Organized crime has dramatically increased in our neighbourhood.

organized crime meaning in Arabic, Malay, Indonesian and Thai

organized crime in Arabic

criminal organizations seen as a whole
جَرِيمة مُنَظَّمة

organized crime in Malay

crimes carried out by these organizations
jenayah terancang

organized crime in Indonesian

crimes carried out by these organizations
kejahatan terorganisasi, kejahatan terorganisir

organized crime in Thai

criminal organizations seen as a whole
องค์กรอาชญากรรม ong gon àatyaagam
More languagesFewer languages
organized crime in Vietnamese
tổ chức tội phạm

Forms of organized crime

alternative formorganised crime

Words formed from organized crime

Questions about organized crime

What does organized crime mean?
Organized crime means a large criminal organization, or a group of such organizations, that deals in illegal goods and services.
What is organized crime in Arabic?
Organized crime in Arabic is جَرِيمة مُنَظَّمة. See Organized crime meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is organized crime?
Organized crime is a noun.

Words near organized crime in the dictionary

  1. organizations
  2. organizatory
  3. organize
  4. organized
  5. organized baseball
  6. organized crime
  7. organized religion
  8. organized religions
  9. organizedly
  10. organizer
  11. organizers

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