Mafia - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈmɑːfɪə|
Brit.
|ˈmafɪə|
noun
- a crime syndicate in the United States; organized in families; believed to have important relations to the Sicilian Mafia
- a secret terrorist group in Sicily; originally opposed tyranny but evolved into a criminal organization in the middle of the 19th century
- any tightly knit group of trusted associates
- a secret terrorist group in Sicily; originally opposed tyranny but evolved into a criminal organization in the middle of the 19th century
- any tightly knit group of trusted associates
Extra examples
Murders and other crimes are not regarded as immoralities in the eyes of mafia.
It would be surprising were the Mafia not to have muscled in.
People say the judge had been bought by the Mafia.
...the Mafia capo ultimately landed in the slammer on a conviction of income tax evasion...
The mafia liquidated the informer
The mafia boss ordered his enemies murdered
The local Mafia won't touch gambling
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