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Noun: yakuza
  1. A Japanese gangster
     
  2. Organized crime in Japan; an alliance of criminal organizations and illegal enterprises

Derived forms: yakuzas

Type of: gangdom, gangland, gangster, mobster, organised crime [Brit], organized crime

Encyclopedia: Yakuza

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