Mafia usa na klase sin organisado na crime syndicate na nagpra-practice sin protection racketeering Batakan:Mdash ngan nagamit sin violente na intimidasyun para manipula an lokal na aktibidades pan'ekonomiya, labi na gud illicit trade; ngan mga actibidades sugad san drug-trafficking, loan shark nganfraud.
An ngaran na Mafia una na gin-apply sa Sicilian Mafia, ngan nag'expand ngan gingaran na sa mga organisasyun na napaerho an mga pamaagi ngan katuyoanan, sugad san; "the Russian Mafia", "the Japanese Mafia", or "the Albanian Mafia". Mafia liwat an ginngaran san mga kriminal na organisasyon na may lugaring na ngaran. (halimbawa, an Sicilian ngan American Mafia gintatawag nira an kalugaringun na "Cosa Nostra", an Mexican Mafia gintatawag na La Eme ngan an "Japanese Mafia" gintatawag na yakuza). An tipikal na "Mafia" amo an Sicilian Mafia ug an American Mafia.
International
Mafia-proper can refer to either:
Italy
Other Italian criminal organizations include:
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References
- ↑ Wang, Peng (2013). "The rise of the Red Mafia in China: a case study of organised crime and corruption in Chongqing". Trends in Organized Crime. 16 (1): 49–73. doi:10.1007/s12117-012-9179-8.
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