gangsterism

English

Etymology

From gangster +‎ -ism.

Noun

gangsterism (countable and uncountable, plural gangsterisms)

  1. The behavior of a gangster; organized crime.
    • 1968, “SHANGHAI (SHANG-HAI)”, in Encyclopedia Britannica‎[1], volume 20, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 346, column 2:
      In a city known once as a centre of gangsterism and of beggars and prostitutes, it is claimed that now not a single night club exists. About 10,000 prostitutes were put into reformatories for labour reform and rehabilitation to Communist society.
    • 2009 February 13, Peter Rakobowchuk, “Police hit bikers, gangs”, in Toronto Star‎[2]:
      Charges to be laid include gangsterism, drug trafficking, weapons possession and conspiracy to commit murder.

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French gangstérisme.

Noun

gangsterism n (uncountable)

  1. gangsterism

Declension

Declension of gangsterism
singular only indefinite definite
nominative-accusative gangsterism gangsterismul
genitive-dative gangsterism gangsterismului
vocative gangsterismule
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