criminal enterprises
Organized lawbreaking businesses
Criminal enterprises are organized operations engaged in illegal activity for profit.
The term appears frequently in law enforcement and legal contexts, encompassing everything from drug trafficking rings to money laundering schemes to racketeering operations.
Unlike spontaneous crimes, criminal enterprises suggest ongoing structure, coordination, and business-like methods: The FBI dismantled a criminal enterprise spanning three states.
The phrase often implies sophistication and scale beyond petty crime.
- yakuzaJapanese criminal organization
- mafiaCriminal organization using intimidation
- RICO ActFederal anti-organized-crime legislation
- briberyCorrupt payment for influence
- drug traffickingIllegal distribution of controlled substances
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Groups giving aid freely
nonprofits · humanitarian organizations · social enterprises · community organizations · NGOs
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Bodies that uphold statutes
regulatory bodies · police departments · government agencies · watchdog groups
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