Camorra

[ US /kəˈmɔɹə/ ]
NOUN
  1. a secret society in Naples notorious for violence and blackmail
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  • Sicily's Cosa Nostra, the Camorra from Campania, the 'Ndragheta of Calabria and the lesser known Sacra Corona Unita in Puglia dominate the economic life of one third of Italy. Berlusconi Is No Mobster
  • The Camorra flattered and indulged him, while the police and press stayed silent.
  • He is someone the camorra ‘must’ silence, but any strong-arm tactics would create a hero.
  • D'Avino, part of the Naples Mafia known as the Camorra, had been on the run for a decade and now faces 20 years in prison. Evening Standard - Home
  • In the 1820s he said an angel appeared to him and later guided had to this hill, called Camorra, where he said he discovered golden tablets detailing how Christ visited an ancient civilization in the Americas. CNN Transcript Dec 8, 2007
  • Its greatest merit is to show in meticulous detail how the organized crime syndicate in the region, Camorra, has been able to forge relationships of mutual cooperation with a sizeable section of the local and national economies, and how legal and illegal production intersect and support each other. February 2008
  • Here, Mr. Saviano attacks the legitimacy of the Camorra's tentacular business empire, which reposes largely on the two Cs: cocaine and cement. Saviano's Hell on Earth
  • The real-life Neapolitan crime organization, known as the Camorra, is depicted here as a hovering presence above the locals, dropping down into ordinary lives only ... Tucson Weekly
  • The Camorra, an Italian crime group, sells counterfeited goods, including clothes and software, and is involved in narcotics trafficking. Sanctions Target Organized Crime Groups
  • Gomorrah, directed by Matteo Garrone, is an unflinching and unromantic look at the story of the Camorra - the crime syndicate, operative in Naples and Caserta, that is responsible for more murders than the IRA or Cosa Nostra. National Review Online
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