organized crime

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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.
    • 2025 March 19, Hira Humayun and Michael Rios, “Ecuador’s president invites foreign armies to fight gangs in the country”, in CNN‎[1]:
      The State Department has given Ecuador $81 million since 2018 to help the country with its fight against organized crime and narcotics.
  2. The crimes perpetrated by those organizations.
    Organized crime has dramatically increased in our neighbourhood.

Derived terms

  • OCB (organized crime bureau)
  • OCCB (NYPD Organized Crime Control Bureau)
  • OCTB (HKPF Organised Crime and Triad Bureau)

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