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gangsterism

noun

Etymology

From gangster + -ism.

  1. derived from *ǵʰengʰ-✻
  2. inherited from *ganganą✻
  3. inherited from *gangan✻
  4. inherited from gangan
  5. inherited from gangen
  6. suffixed as gangster — “gang + ster”
  7. suffixed as gangsterism — “gangster + ism”

Definitions

  1. The behavior of a gangster

    The behavior of a gangster; organized crime.

    • Charges to be laid include gangsterism, drug trafficking, weapons possession and conspiracy to commit murder.

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