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gangsterism

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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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Ashley and Michael Ketcherside, who are married, are charged with participating in an enterprise through racketeering and money laundering of more than $150,000 but less than $300,000.

— Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 July 2026
Brian Steel, who represented Young Thug at his racketeering trial in Atlanta, recently joined Banks’ legal team and sat at the defense table Tuesday.

— Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 14 July 2026

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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
With hooliganism rife in English soccer in the 1980s, a narrative blaming drunken, ticketless and rowdy Liverpool fans was created by police, and was only overturned by years of campaigning by victims’ families.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 July 2026

Definition of hooliganism

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These programs are laudable, certainly beneficial for some people, but overall are of limited effect even in reducing recidivism, let alone dealing with the conditions that generate criminality in the first place.

— Ronald J. Allen, Chicago Tribune, 19 July 2026
The administration says the best way to stop such abuses and criminality is to disincentivize immigrant children from coming in the first place.

— Mica Rosenberg, ProPublica, 6 July 2026

Definition of criminality

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So far no concrete evidence has surfaced indicating malfeasance within the Justice Department in not filing charges.

— Justin Fishel, ABC News, 17 July 2026
The New York City Department of Investigation is the city’s independent watchdog agency, which investigates fraud, corruption, misconduct, municipal malfeasance, city employees, contractors, and individuals who do business with the city.

— Gloria Pazmino, CNN Money, 11 July 2026

Definition of malfeasance

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In the neo-noir crime thriller, Cole (Dane DeHaan) is a thief who makes a living hacking people's bank accounts from his car.

— Brian Truitt, USA Today, 17 July 2026
But what does that do to the right of anyone else to say he indeed was arrested and convicted of a crime?

— Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 17 July 2026

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