criminal organization

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meaningsofcriminalandorganization

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criminal
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ˈkrɪm.ɪ.nəl/us
/ˈkrɪm.ə.nəl/
relating ...
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organization
noun
uk
/ˌɔː.ɡən.aɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/us
/ˌɔːr.ɡən.əˈzeɪ.ʃən/
a group of people who work together in an organized way for a ...
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(Definition ofcriminalandorganizationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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That does not mean that thecriminalorganizationhas ceased to exist, it means it is becoming more pervasive and dangerous.
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The basis for sentencing a person for participation in acriminalorganizationis, in my opinion, that personʼs conduct.
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We are here for that reason, because otherwise we would have no reason to talk about acriminalorganization.
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The proposals regarding the interpretation of a criminal offence within a so-calledcriminalorganizationmust therefore be based on this principle.
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Can you imagine the boss of some internationalcriminalorganizationwaiting a year, or writing 26 letters, before he gets a reply from one of his henchmen?
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He was the oldest of seven brothers and headed thecriminalorganizationearly in the 1990s alongside them.
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She worked for six years with the domestic violence unit, and then with thecriminalorganizationprosecution unit.
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He ended up founding acriminalorganizationby accident and decided to strengthen it.
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Upon the identification of offenders, cases are worked utilizing federal conspiracy statutes to link overt acts of individuals to others in acriminalorganization.
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Those who take part in narcoculture are not necessarily drug traffickers or part of acriminalorganization.
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It was the first time that a coffee was prosecuted as acriminalorganization.
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Soldiers also discovered seven hostages alive who were being extorted by acriminalorganizationto take away their property.
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If committed on a permanent basis or by an organized group orcriminalorganization, the sentence is extended to ten to fifteen years.
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He controls a worldwidecriminalorganization, along with a staff of research scientists and engineers.
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She had no knowledge of her father'scriminalorganization, having believed her whole life that he was an oil company executive.
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Carola is a young character who despite being a child, is a member of acriminalorganization.
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People in the network may not directly be part of the corecriminalorganization.
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It provides for extended criminal penalties for acts performed as part of an ongoingcriminalorganization.
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In reality, she is a drug trafficker who works for acriminalorganization.
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In current usage, it typically denotes acriminalorganizationor else a criminal affiliation.
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