gangsterism
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
gangsterism (countable and uncountable, plural gangsterisms)
- The behavior of a gangster; organized crime.
- 1968, “SHANGHAI (SHANG-HAI)”, in Encyclopedia Britannica[1], volume 20, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 346, column 2:
- In a city known once as a centre of gangsterism and of beggars and prostitutes, it is claimed that now not a single night club exists. About 10,000 prostitutes were put into reformatories for labour reform and rehabilitation to Communist society.
- 2009 February 13, Peter Rakobowchuk, “Police hit bikers, gangs”, in Toronto Star[2]:
- Charges to be laid include gangsterism, drug trafficking, weapons possession and conspiracy to commit murder.
Romanian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from French gangstérisme.
Noun[edit]
gangsterism n (uncountable)
Declension[edit]
declension of gangsterism (singular only)
| singular | ||
|---|---|---|
| n gender | indefinite articulation | definite articulation |
| nominative/accusative | (un) gangsterism | gangsterismul |
| genitive/dative | (unui) gangsterism | gangsterismului |
| vocative | gangsterismule | |