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Definition of Gangland
1. Noun. Underworld organizations.
Generic synonyms: Social Group
Specialized synonyms: Yakuza, Maffia, Mafia, Sicilian Mafia, Black Hand, Camorra, Crime Syndicate, Family, Mob, Syndicate
Member holonyms: Gang, Mob, Pack, Ring
Group relationships: Underworld
Derivative terms: Gang
Definition of Gangland
1. Noun. The underworld of organized crime. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Gangland
1. the criminal underworld [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Gangland
Literary usage of Gangland
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Connoisseur by George Colman, B. Thornton (1907)
"Cup by John gangland, of Newcastle.— 9938 (Hull). — Unmarked silver is usually
regarded with suspicion by collectors, and it is difficult to sell, ..."
2. Gang Suppression & Intervention: An Assessment by Irving A. Spergel (1993)
"More than 60 years ago, Thrasher wrote that "gangland" occupies the ... gangland is
a phenomenon of human ecology" (Thrasher 1936 [also 1929 edition], pp. ..."
3. Trends, Risk, & Interventions in Lethal Violence: Proceedings of the Third edited by Carolyn Block (1995)
"Sibling offenses: Almost all homicides (aside from gangland hits or contract
murders) correspond to a sibling offense -- similar incidents in which a fatal ..."
4. A Short History of English Literature by George Saintsbury (1898)
"gangland AND COWER '35 once more joined. A notice of the Rule of Reason leads or
falls, after the mediaeval fashion, into a long and vigorous passage on the ..."
5. The Connoisseur by George Colman, B. Thornton (1907)
"Cup by John gangland, of Newcastle.— 9938 (Hull). — Unmarked silver is usually
regarded with suspicion by collectors, and it is difficult to sell, ..."
6. Gang Suppression & Intervention: An Assessment by Irving A. Spergel (1993)
"More than 60 years ago, Thrasher wrote that "gangland" occupies the ... gangland is
a phenomenon of human ecology" (Thrasher 1936 [also 1929 edition], pp. ..."
7. Trends, Risk, & Interventions in Lethal Violence: Proceedings of the Third edited by Carolyn Block (1995)
"Sibling offenses: Almost all homicides (aside from gangland hits or contract
murders) correspond to a sibling offense -- similar incidents in which a fatal ..."
8. A Short History of English Literature by George Saintsbury (1898)
"gangland AND COWER '35 once more joined. A notice of the Rule of Reason leads or
falls, after the mediaeval fashion, into a long and vigorous passage on the ..."
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