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gangsterism

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Definition of gangsterism

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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Montano drove the getaway car, a witness testified at Loza’s federal racketeering trial in 2019.

— Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026
The owner of the pharmacy was later convicted of racketeering and other offenses by a federal jury.

— Alana Semuels, Time, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of racketeering

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While hooliganism and fan violence were a big issue in the 1980s and 90s, incidents gradually declined until today where English fans largely have a much better reputation abroad.

— Patrick Sung Cuadrado, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2026
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

Definition of hooliganism

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There was a great deal of anger—about government malfeasance, a widening wealth gap, and an impossibly tight labor market—especially among young Koreans like Oh.

— E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
With many in the party pushing for investigations of potential malfeasance by the administration, party leaders will face tough choices about consequences if those probes do turn up wrongdoing.

— Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of malfeasance

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Because, until the law learns to bend, robots as actors will remain in a no man’s land of outlawry.

— Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026
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

Definition of outlawry

Noun

New York City has policies that limit local law enforcement from sharing certain information with federal officers or honoring detainer requests unless immigrants have been convicted of violent crimes.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 10 Oct. 2026
All three are crime drama-thrillers, the most exportable and ordered of program types, but all three reject tropes of the genre.

— John Hopewell, Variety, 10 Oct. 2026

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