gangland
noun
gang·land
ˈgaŋ-ˌland 
-lənd
often attributive
: the world of organized crime
a gangland killing
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Scorsese’s bouts with serious asthma are well-known, along with his front-row seat to gangland violence in his neighborhood.
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Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 14 Oct. 2025
The cast rattles off the snappy dialogue, jagged with tension and menace, in performances that wink just slyly enough at the wry, knowing way that the characters deploy—and embody—gangland stereotypes.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 28 Aug. 2025
Salemme, who has admitted to a slew of other gangland killings, was living in Atlanta under the name Richard Parker when remains of the nightclub owner were unearthed in 2016, making the elderly ex-Mafia don a government target once again.
—CBS News, 18 Dec. 2022
The film kicks off with Travis, a tough, black guy from South London with a gangland past, being released from prison, to be met by his partner Candice.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 30 Sep. 2022
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Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 14 Oct. 2025
The cast rattles off the snappy dialogue, jagged with tension and menace, in performances that wink just slyly enough at the wry, knowing way that the characters deploy—and embody—gangland stereotypes.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 28 Aug. 2025
Salemme, who has admitted to a slew of other gangland killings, was living in Atlanta under the name Richard Parker when remains of the nightclub owner were unearthed in 2016, making the elderly ex-Mafia don a government target once again.
—CBS News, 18 Dec. 2022
The film kicks off with Travis, a tough, black guy from South London with a gangland past, being released from prison, to be met by his partner Candice.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 30 Sep. 2022
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“Gangland.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gangland. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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gangland
noun
gang·land
ˈgaŋ-ˌland
-lənd
: the world of organized crime
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