gangland
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gangland — gang·land / gaŋ ˌland/ n often attrib: the world of organized crime Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
gangland — (n.) 1912, from GANG (Cf. gang) (n.) + LAND (Cf. land) (n.) … Etymology dictionary
gangland — ☆ gangland [gaŋ′land΄ ] n. the sphere of criminal gangs … English World dictionary
Gangland — Infobox VG title = Gangland developer = MediaMobsters publisher = Whiptail Interactive designer = engine = released = February 14, 2004 genre = RTS/RPG/Sim modes = Single player, multiplayer ratings = ESRB: Mature (17+) PEGI: 12+ platforms =… … Wikipedia
gangland — [[t]gæ̱ŋlænd[/t]] ADJ: ADJ n Gangland is used to describe activities or people that are involved in organized crime. It s been suggested they were gangland killings... Her younger brother, Raffaele, is one of Italy s top gangland bosses. Syn:… … English dictionary
gangland — gang|land [ˈgæŋlænd, lənd] adj a gangland killing/murder/shooting etc a killing etc relating to the world of organized and violent crime ▪ Sharp may have been the victim of a gangland revenge killing … Dictionary of contemporary English
gangland — adjective a gangland killing/murder/shooting etc a killing etc connected with the world of organized and violent crime: Sharp may have been the victim of a gangland revenge killing … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
gangland — noun Usage: often attributive Date: 1912 the world of organized crime < a gangland killing > … New Collegiate Dictionary
gangland — noun Gangland is used before these nouns: ↑killing, ↑murder … Collocations dictionary
gangland — gang|land [ gæŋ,lænd ] adjective only before noun relating to organized crime or the people who are involved in it: fears of a new gangland drug war … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
gangland — UK [ˈɡæŋˌlænd] / US adjective [only before noun] relating to organized crime, or to the people who are involved in it fears of a new gangland drug war … English dictionary
