gangland
noun
gang·land
ˈgaŋ-ˌland 
-lənd
often attributive
: the world of organized crime
a gangland killing
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The gangland-style murders made the front page.
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Stephanie Mansfield, Good Housekeeping, 11 Aug. 2022
Salemme, who has admitted to a slew of other gangland killings, was living in Atlanta under the name Richard Parker when remains of the nightclub owner were unearthed in 2016, making the elderly ex-Mafia don a government target once again.
—CBS News, 18 Dec. 2022
Or, perhaps, this was a gangland killing, as Twinsburg Police Chief Don Prange speculated to the Akron Beacon Journal.
—Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 21 Aug. 2022
The film kicks off with Travis, a tough, black guy from South London with a gangland past, being released from prison, to be met by his partner Candice.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 30 Sep. 2022
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Stephanie Mansfield, Good Housekeeping, 11 Aug. 2022
Salemme, who has admitted to a slew of other gangland killings, was living in Atlanta under the name Richard Parker when remains of the nightclub owner were unearthed in 2016, making the elderly ex-Mafia don a government target once again.
—CBS News, 18 Dec. 2022
Or, perhaps, this was a gangland killing, as Twinsburg Police Chief Don Prange speculated to the Akron Beacon Journal.
—Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 21 Aug. 2022
The film kicks off with Travis, a tough, black guy from South London with a gangland past, being released from prison, to be met by his partner Candice.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 30 Sep. 2022
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gangland
noun
gang·land
ˈgaŋ-ˌland
-lənd
: the world of organized crime
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