crime family
Organized crime clan
A crime family is an organized criminal group structured like a family, with hierarchical roles and often actual kinship ties.
The term typically refers to Mafia organizations: the Gambino crime family, Five Families controlled New York.
Members may call their leader a godfather and treat loyalty as a family obligation.
The structure provides both operational security and succession.
- mafiaCriminal organization using intimidation
- gangsterCriminal organization member
- godfatherMale baptismal guardian
- mobsterOrganized crime member
- omertàCriminal vow of silence
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- Mafiamafia, Cosa Nostra, Sicilian Mafia, Five Families, Colombo
- criminal groupsgang, mafia, cartel, mob, syndicate
- organized crimemafia, mob, the mob, syndicate, syndicates
- Yakuzayakuza, full body tattoo, sworn brotherhood, syndicate, syndicate boss
- crime investigationdetective, whodunit, investigation, detectives, investigator
- UnderworldHades, Tartarus, netherworld, Sheol, Styx
crime familylaw enforcement agency
Body that upholds statutes
police department · FBI · Scotland Yard · Interpol · old money family
crime familycharitable foundation
Nonprofit for giving grants
community organization · benevolent society · mutual aid society · neighborhood watch
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