organized crime

Organized crime is illegal behavior that is planned and carried out by groups of people in a very systematic fashion.

(noun)

An example of organized crime is the activities of money laundering done by the mafia.

See organized crime in Webster's New World College Dictionary

a system or organization of people and groups engaged in criminal activities

See organized crime in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

Widespread criminal activities, such as prostitution, interstate theft, or illegal gambling, that occur within a centrally controlled formal structure.
The people and the groups involved in such criminal activities.

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