gangland

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

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