Crime Syndicate (Noun)
Meaning
A loose affiliation of gangsters in charge of organized criminal activities.
Classification
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects.
Examples
- The city's police department had been tracking the notorious crime syndicate for months, but its leader remained elusive.
- The investigation revealed that the seemingly minor offenses were connected to a massive crime syndicate operating in the shadows.
- Local business owners claimed that the crime syndicate was extorting protection money from them, under threat of violence.
- After a series of undercover operations, law enforcement finally brought down the notorious crime syndicate that had been terrorizing the community.
- When the mafia's top boss retired, a ruthless crime syndicate emerged to take control of the city's underworld.