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gangster

noun as in person involved in illegal activities

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But these don't seem to be hooded gangsters armed with weapons.

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One of the tout accounts used the name Tony Montana - the lead character in '80s gangster film Scarface - to try and bulk purchase tickets.

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“You see all these gangster movies where the bad guys have different nationalities,” Kotsur said.

The jailing of hundreds of Scottish gangsters has left prison staff playing a daily game of chess as they try to keep violent rivals apart.

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Several items connected to notorious London gangsters the Kray twins are to come up for auction.

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