gangdom

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English

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Etymology

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From gang +‎ -dom.

Noun

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gangdom (uncountable)

  1. The realm or sphere of criminal gangs.
    • American Swedish Historical Museum: Yearbook 1949 (page 67)
      [] discovery of the Rosetta Stone of crime — the bank accounts of gangdom. With this indispensable evidence, Johnson unrelentingly broadened the attack.