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Meanings of criminal gang in English

Russian
преступная организация
Portuguese
organização criminosa
Spanish
organización delictiva
Catalan
organització criminal

Organization that commits crimes.

        преступная организация

        An antisocial group that achieves its aims through violence or the threat of violence.

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            Examples for "criminal organization"
            Examples for "criminal organization"
            1
            Because he was only the brains of the great, widespread criminal organization.
            Mademoiselle of Monte Carlo
            2
            Of course, Cermak's actual agenda remained the same: to establish his own criminal organization.
            The outfit: the role of chicago's underworld in the shaping of m...
            3
            His ties to a certain Sicilian criminal organization ran deep.
            Map of bones
            4
            We have opposed to us the leader of a dangerous and powerful criminal organization.
            The Cruise of the Jasper B.
            5
            Judges are expected to investigate whether these incidents form the pattern of a criminal organization.
            Reuters
            1
            It is a criminal organisation that hides behind its so-called religious beliefs.
            The Irish Times
            2
            During the operation undercover police posed as members of a criminal organisation.
            Radio NZ
            3
            These 'orders' were requested from high ranking bosses in the criminal organisation.
            The South African
            4
            This is much more than a criminal organisation that terrorises the streets.
            The Guardian
            5
            It was an attack by one criminal organisation on the other.
            The Guardian
            Usage of criminal gang in English
            1
            Earlier that year, nine members of a criminal gang were hanged for murder.
            Reuters
            2
            Police say the drugs belonged to Clan Usuga, a criminal gang.
            Radio NZ
            3
            A criminal gang was behind the kidnapping rather than Taliban militants.
            Reuters
            4
            There's a criminal gang out there that's very well known to my firm.
            Year Zero
            5
            The man is a senior figure in the McCarthy-Dundon criminal gang in Limerick.
            The Irish Times
            6
            Pakistan has suffered regular incidents of Taliban-related violence, sectarian strife and criminal gang activity.
            Radio NZ
            7
            It was claimed, however, that other drugs were allowed to reach the criminal gang.
            The Irish Times
            8
            But the leader of the criminal gang had escaped after being arrested, he said.
            Reuters
            9
            Others were found guilty of the lesser charge of participating in the criminal gang.
            The Irish Times
            10
            The FARC is fighting for a political cause and is not a criminal gang.
            Reuters
            11
            The government said she was fine and had been held hostage by a criminal gang.
            The Irish Times
            12
            You mean the criminal gang feuds in Ireland?All that.
            Independent.ie
            13
            MS-13 is an international criminal gang, by the way.
            News.com.au
            14
            A Dublin criminal gang is believed to be responsible.
            The Irish Times
            15
            A few days after that, the same criminal gang had her down further than ever.
            Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town
            16
            Stephanie had been the one who'd made the initial contact with the district's criminal gang.
            Cauldron of Ghosts
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            United States of America
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