Gangland
[gang-land, -luh nd] /ˈgæŋˌlænd, -lənd/
noun
1.
the world of organized crime; criminal underworld.
/ˈɡæŋˌlænd; -lənd/
noun
1.
the criminal underworld
n.
1912, from gang (n.) + land (n.).
modifier
: a gangland-style slaying/ gangland gorillas
noun
The world of organized crime; the gangster milieu (1908+)
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