Lexic.us

Definition of Crime syndicate

1. Noun. A loose affiliation of gangsters in charge of organized criminal activities.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Crime Syndicate

Literary usage of Crime syndicate

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Socialism for Survivalby Allan H. Keith by Allan H. Keith (1992)
"The New York Times in 1977 reported that a number of FBI informers who were members of the crime syndicate had been assassinated. ..."

2. Walk the Crooked Road with the Crooks by Gyeorgos Ceres Hatonn (1994)
"Chapter 6 outlines how the assassination of John F. Kennedy permitted the Lansky crime syndicate--and Israeli-lobby linked Lyndon B. Johnson (a favorite of ..."

3. Advanced Demolition Legion: The ADL in Action by Gyeorgos Ceres Hatonn (1994)
"From the very outset, Dalitz had been a member of the national commission of the crime syndicate. Up until Lansky's death in 1983 ..."

4. The Mother of All Webs Who Gotcha! by Gyeorgos Ceres Hatonn (1992)
"It is also integrated within the organized crime cohorts of National Crime Syndicate boss Meyer Lansky. This is WELL DOCUMENTED as are its ties to the ..."

5. Mexican and American Responses to the International Narcotics Threat edited by Jesse Helms (1999)
"... are presently probably the equal of what the Cali mafia was in Colombia, and they certainly surpass any other organized crime syndicate in the world. ..."

6. National Drug Control Policy: Interdiction Efforts in Florida and the edited by J. Dennis Hastert (2001)
"... Santa Cruz Londono created, in Cali Colombia, what was undeniably the most wealthy, sophisticated and powerful organized crime syndicate in history. ..."

7. Using Civil Remedies for Criminal Behavior: Rationale, Case Studies by Peter Finn (1997)
"... Department's Organized Crime Bureau was convinced that a large wrecking yard operated by a group of people connected to an organized crime syndicate ..."

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