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Recent Examples of gangsterism
Plot summary The movie is set in Chicago in the 1930s, a time of economic deprivation and bold gangsterism and outlawry.
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Alison Eldridge, Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Feb. 2026
Alison Eldridge, Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gangsterism
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The defendants’ attorneys contend that the government doesn’t have the evidence to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that there was intent to join a criminal racketeering conspiracy.—
Judy L. Thomas,
Kansas City Star,
15 May 2026
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But Vale was charged anew in the evolving racketeering case in Miami in 2024 — though that indictment was filed under seal — when he was accused of alien smuggling and kidnapping as part of the Cuban Mafia’s operations in Quintana Roo.—
Jay Weaver
May 14,
Miami Herald,
14 May 2026
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They were convicted of hooliganism motivated by religious hatred and sentenced to two years in prison.—
Brian Boucher,
ARTnews.com,
6 May 2026
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The checkered reputation of fan behavior dates to the days of England’s worst episodes of hooliganism in the 1970s and 80s.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
24 Apr. 2026
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The agency is on the clock with its investigations, mandated by the state to complete accident investigations within six months, and, sources said, delays affect its ability to assess fines and determine criminality, and may have harmed families ability to receive restitution.—
Joe Rubin,
Sacbee.com,
6 May 2026
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But the public image was always one of criminality rather than survival.—
Pablo Larios,
Artforum,
6 May 2026
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Slaughter was fired without cause, which clashed with a 1914 law that limited the president's ability to remove an FTC commissioner to instances of inefficiency, neglect of duty or malfeasance in office.—
Melissa Quinn,
CBS News,
20 May 2026
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But Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed almost immediately veers off into wild subplots about murder, corruption, and corporate malfeasance, as if to emphasize that low-level romance scams are just the tip of the internet’s fetid iceberg.—
Sophie Gilbert,
The Atlantic,
20 May 2026
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Plot summary The movie is set in Chicago in the 1930s, a time of economic deprivation and bold gangsterism and outlawry.—
Alison Eldridge,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
27 Feb. 2026
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Violent crime dropped by nearly half from his first year as mayor to his last, according to LAPD and FBI-era data, and city leaders frequently touted LA’s turnaround compared with the 1990s.—
James Ward,
USA Today,
15 May 2026
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Want to keep up with the latest crime coverage?—
Bethany Brown,
PEOPLE,
14 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Gangsterism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gangsterism. Accessed 27 May. 2026.
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