Organized Crime

Pronunciation: /ˈɔːrɡənaɪzd kraɪm/

Definitions of organized crime

noun a group of individuals working together to engage in illegal activities for financial gain

Example Sentences

A1 Organized crime is when a group of people work together to commit illegal activities.

A2 The police are working to dismantle the organized crime syndicate in the city.

B1 The government has implemented new laws to combat organized crime in the country.

B2 The investigation revealed a complex network of organized crime spanning multiple countries.

C1 The rise of organized crime poses a serious threat to national security.

C2 Efforts to eradicate organized crime require international cooperation and coordination.

Examples of organized crime in a Sentence

formal The investigation uncovered a sophisticated network of organized crime operating in the city.

informal I heard that the organized crime syndicate is behind the recent string of robberies.

slang The cops are cracking down on the organized crime ring in the neighborhood.

figurative Corruption in the government was like an organized crime, with officials working together for their own gain.

Grammatical Forms of organized crime

• plural: organized crimes
• comparative: more organized crime
• superlative: most organized crime
• present tense: organize crime
• future tense: will organize crime
• perfect tense: has organized crime
• continuous tense: is organizing crime
• singular: organized crime
• positive degree: organized crime
• infinitive: to organize crime
• gerund: organizing crime
• participle: organized crime

Origin and Evolution of organized crime

First Known Use: 1920 year

Language of Origin: English

Story behind the word: The term 'organized crime' originated in the United States during the Prohibition era when criminal organizations began to systematically engage in illegal activities such as bootlegging, gambling, and racketeering.

Evolution of the word: Over time, the term 'organized crime' has come to encompass a wide range of criminal activities conducted by structured and disciplined criminal groups, often with a hierarchical leadership and specialized divisions for different illegal enterprises.