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gangsterism

noun

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as in racketeering

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Recent Examples of gangsterism Plot summary The movie is set in Chicago in the 1930s, a time of economic deprivation and bold gangsterism and outlawry. — Alison Eldridge, Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Feb. 2026

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Christian pleaded guilty in New Haven Superior Court to violating the corrupt organizations and racketeering act and conspiracy to commit first-degree larceny, the DCJ said.

— Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 23 Aug. 2026
The couple is charged with participating in a racketeering and money-laundering enterprise involving $150,000 to $300,000.

— Marvin Hurst, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of racketeering

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Robson was United’s best player of the 1980s at a time when crowds were down and the sport was blighted by hooliganism.

— Andy Mitten, New York Times, 12 Aug. 2026
England fans were once closely associated with hooliganism on the international stage, especially during the 1980s and 1990s.

— Ben Church, CNN Money, 15 July 2026

Definition of hooliganism

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What about how police agencies understand criminality and risk can only be put on the table and frankly stated behind closed doors?

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 Aug. 2026
The Jackson County District Attorney's office has previously said convening a grand jury does not mean there is any criminality and is standard procedure for most unnatural or suspicious deaths in the county.

— Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026

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Internet sleuths, predictably, have seized on this ambiguity as proof of malfeasance.

— Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2026
Mosley is joined on the podcast to mull over the malfeasance by guests who have included Conan O’Brien, Jameela Jamil, Miranda Cosgrove, Lamorne Morris, Ayo Edebiri, Gayle King, JB Smoove, Nicole Byer and Matt Rogers.

— Todd Spangler, Variety, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of malfeasance

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The scene of the crime, 30 years later There is no monument to Shakur at the corner of Flamingo Road and Koval Lane where he was shot.

— Andy Rose, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
Laws regarding incarceration of youthful offenders — age 25 or younger at the time of the crime — have evolved since the siblings were tried.

— Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Aug. 2026

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