犯 罪 組 織(はんざいそしき)

はんざいそしき

noun

criminal organization; crime syndicate

1. criminal organization; crime syndicate

An organized group that engages in illegal activities such as drug trafficking, fraud, extortion, or other crimes. Can refer to both domestic groups like yakuza and international criminal networks.

犯罪組織(はんざいそしき)が摘発(てきはつ)された。

A criminal organization was exposed.

警察(けいさつ)は国際的(こくさいてき)な犯罪組織(はんざいそしき)の捜査(そうさ)を進(すす)めている。

The police are advancing their investigation of an international criminal organization.

犯罪組織(はんざいそしき)への資金(しきん)の流(なが)れを断(た)つために新(あたら)しい法律(ほうりつ)が制定(せいてい)された。

New legislation was enacted to cut off the flow of funds to criminal organizations.

A compound of 犯罪(はんざい) (crime) and 組織(そしき) (organization). This is the standard formal and legal term for organized crime groups. Used extensively in news reports, police announcements, and legal documents.

Common collocations

犯罪組織(はんざいそしき)を壊滅(かいめつ)させる: to destroy a criminal organization
犯罪組織(はんざいそしき)に関与(かんよ)する: to be involved with a criminal organization
犯罪組織(はんざいそしき)の構成員(こうせいいん): member of a criminal organization
国際(こくさい)犯罪組織(はんざいそしき): international crime syndicate

Similar words

暴力団(ぼうりょくだん): yakuza, violent group — the legal/official term for Japanese organized crime groups
マフィア: mafia — loanword, typically refers to foreign crime groups
裏社会(うらしゃかい): underworld — broader term for the criminal world as a whole
ギャング: gang — loanword, often used for street-level criminal groups

Related Words

Compare: 暴力団(ぼうりょくだん) (yakuza, violent group)

Compare: 裏社会(うらしゃかい) (underworld)

Compare: ギャング (gang)

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