black hand

English Thesaurus

1. a secret terrorist society in the United States early in the 20th century (noun.group)

hypernym	:	gangdom, gangland, organized crime,
definition	:	underworld organizations (noun.group)

domain category	:	act of terrorism, terrorism, terrorist act,
definition	:	the calculated use of violence (or the threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain goals that are political or religious or ideological in nature; this is done through intimidation or coercion or instilling fear (noun.act)