maffia
English Thesaurus
1. any tightly knit group of trusted associates (noun.group)
| domain usage | : | colloquialism, |
| definition | : | a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech (noun.communication) |
2. a secret terrorist group in Sicily; originally opposed tyranny but evolved into a criminal organization in the middle of the 19th century (noun.group)
| member holonym | : | mafioso, |
| definition | : | a member of the Sicilian Mafia (noun.person) |
| 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) |
3. a crime syndicate in the United States; organized in families; believed to have important relations to the Sicilian Mafia (noun.group)
| member holonym | : | mafioso, |
| definition | : | a member of the Mafia crime syndicate in the United States (noun.person) |
| domain member category | : | omerta, |
| definition | : | a code of silence practiced by the Mafia; a refusal to give evidence to the police about criminal activities (noun.communication) |
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