crime syndicate

collocation in English

meaningsofcrimeandsyndicate

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crime
noun
uk
/kraɪm/us
/kraɪm/
illegal ...
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syndicate
noun[C, + sing/pl verb]
uk
/ˈsɪn.dɪ.kət/us
/ˈsɪn.də.kət/
a group of people or companies who join together in order to share the cost of a particular business operation for which a large amount of money ...
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(Definition ofcrimeandsyndicatefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The brothers respond with bad news, the trek being an open target for a local mob, acrimesyndicate, and an inside man.
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The actress has information on acrimesyndicateand assassins are sent after her.
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When the group was officially disbanded in 1988, they continued to operate as an organizedcrimesyndicate.
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The police officer claimed to be acrimesyndicate.
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Phule splits 50 of the troops from the company, giving them permission to operate under cover in order to gain intelligence on thecrimesyndicate.
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The mayor, however, is secretly a member of a largecrimesyndicate.
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Bannion finds that people are too scared to stand up to thecrimesyndicate.
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The story concerns a crooked lawyer who is the head of acrimesyndicate.
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The two incompetent and clueless men find themselves facing a dangerouscrimesyndicatethat deals in drug trafficking.
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Attempts on his own life lead him to believe two lovely females are hit men for an internationalcrimesyndicate.
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Over the years he uses it as a legal front for his growing organizedcrimesyndicate.
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The boss of a localcrimesyndicate, a former associate, hears of his escape and sends out the word to bring him in.
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Ryan starts working for an organisedcrimesyndicateand becomes unwillingly involved in a plan to rip off his work place.
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In general, the term indicates the head of a branch of an organizedcrimesyndicatewho commands a crew of soldiers and reports directly to a boss or an underboss.
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Catalanotte's unifiedcrimesyndicatedemonstrated its influence by corrupting city and state officials while simultaneously ensuring protection for its racketeering operations.
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