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Ec[000000]LBAdministrationB

In.I  The Cosa Nostra's judicial board.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBairedaleB

In.I  A bootlegger's employee on the waterfront.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBairingB
(take someone out for an)

Taking someone out and killing them.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBalkaliB

In.  IA whiskey, esp. illegal.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBalkiB

Alcohol, esp. illegal.

(also BalkyB)
Ec[000000]f[16]LBalki cookerB

The distilling of liquor.

(also Balky cookerB)
Ec[000000]f[16]LBthe alki racketB

The distillation and distribution of illegal liquor.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBall caught upB

Picked out for murder.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBalzoB

1. A protection agreement between criminals and police who have been bribed.

2. The advantage one group of criminals has over another in a certain area.

3. An area ripe for stealing.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBAmerican wayB

Coexistence between rival organized crime factions.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBamicoB

In.  IA friend or member.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBamico nostroB

A friend or member of one's organization.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBamscrayB

Iv.  ITo run away quickly.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBthe angelsB

A trick of the trade known to any criminal.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBA Number One manB

This is a term that top-flight criminals use to describe themselves or their counterparts.

(also BA No. 1 manB)
Ec[000000]f[16]LBapeB

In.  IA crook, esp. one who uses force and brute strength.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBarch coveB

A title for a leader of a gang of criminals.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBarch gonnofB

A title for a leader of a gang of criminals.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBarch rogueB

A title for a leader of a gang of criminals.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBarch dellB

A female leader of a gang of criminals.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBarea manB

The organized crime boss of a section of a city that consists of several districts.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBarm manB

One who steals by using threats or actual force.

(Also Barm-manB)
Ec[000000]f[16]LBartilleryB

Guns.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBassassin's specialB

An automatic .22-caliber gun with a silencer.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBatchB

Iv.  ITo arrest.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBattache-casingB

Collecting bribes so large that they must be carried in a briefcase.
Ec[000000]f[16]L"BawayB"

Imprisoned.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBbabboB

In.  IA duped or an honest citizen.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBbagladyB

A female numbers runner.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBbag ontoB

To grab, seize, or understand.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBballplayerB

In.I
1. One who betrays his accomplices to authorities.

2. A member of a gang who picks the safest assignment for himself.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBB-and-A racketB

The illegal beer and alcohol business during Prohibition.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBBangkok connectionB

A route used to import drugs from southeast Asia to the U.S. and Canada through the port of Bangkok, Thailand.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBbang manB

A mob killer or hired killer.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBbang offB

To shoot at someone, usu. a gunfight.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBbang outB

To shoot one's way out of a tight spot.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBbang to rightsB

To be caught in a criminal act, or to catch someone in the act.
Ec[000000]f[16]L"BbankB"

In.  IMoney, often that used to finance a large heist.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBbarneyB

In.  IA mob.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBbasherB

A violent thug.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBbathtub ginB

Homemade liquor, esp. during the U.S. experiment with Prohibition.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBbattalionB

In.  IA large gang of criminals.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBbayou blueB

Bootleg or inferior whisky.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBbeaderB

A handgun or its user.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBbeadsB

In.I Diamonds.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBbeat it outB

To get away, flee.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBcool the beefB

To make amends, pacify the complainer.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBbeeferB

In.  IAn informant.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBbehind the gunB

Guilty of a crime; liable for punishment; in a vulnerable position.
Ec[000000]f[16]L"Bbe inB"

To belong to a gang, or share in their loot, or be informed about their activities.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBbelly gunB

A short-barreled revolver, usu. pointed at the stomach rather than the head.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBon the bendB

To be a member of the underworld, involved in a life of crime.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBbiff-guyB

A thug, hoodlum, or tough.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBbig blowB

A handgun.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBbig bossB

A top dealer in stolen goods.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBbig boyB

A gang leader.

(Also BBig BoyB)
Ec[000000]f[16]LBbig bullB

The chief of police.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBbig connectionB

A high-volume narcotics distributor.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBbig enchiladaB

The leader of a gang.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBbig endB

A disproportionately large share of stolen property.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBbig fenceB

A large-scale receiver of stolen goods.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBbig fishB

An important prisoner or drug peddler.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBbig guyB

1. A large-scale receiver of stolen merchandise.

2. The leader of a gang of criminals.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBbig juiceB

Any criminal with high-level police protection.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBthe big oneB

The crime of a lifetime, every thief's dream.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBbig papaB

The Thompson machine gun.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBbig shotB

The leader of a gang; the brains of a criminal outfit.

(aBlso Big ShotB)
Ec[000000]f[16]LBbig sixB

The governing body of eight men that oversaw organized crime activities in New York City in the 1930s.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBbig spotB

The leader of a gang.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBbig stuffB

A criminal who operates on a large scale.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBbig supplierB

A drug wholesaler, the one who supplies the street pushers.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBbig-time dealerB

A drug dealer who buys drugs from distributors and sells it to smaller dealers.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBblack angelB

One who hides from the law.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBblack-handerB

A swindler, terrorist, or extortionist, usu. one linked to the Black Hand.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBblackjackB

In.  IA club or bludgeon, or a bag filled with sand.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBblack mariaB

A vehicle used to transport prisoners to jail, such as a police patrol wagon.

(also BBlack MariaB)
Ec[000000]f[16]LBblack spotB

A criminal's alias.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBbleachB

In.  IA bribe or bribe money.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBbleatB

To inform to the police.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBblind jamB

In.I An arrest made without accompanying charges.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBblind pigB

Tavern operating without benefit of license, thus not subject to city code regulation; during U.S. prohibition, a speakeasy.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBblind steerB

An impromptu criminal operation, one attempted without plan and thus extremely risky.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBblind tigerB

Low-grade, bootleg, or cheap whiskey.
Ec[000000]f[16]L"BblirtB"

Iv.  ITo entice or act as a decoy.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBblisterB

In.I  A summons from police.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBblobB

Iv.  ITo inform on an accomplice; to inform the police.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBblotB

The underworld.

To murder or kill.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBblottoB

In.  IAn underworld member.
To eliminate by murder.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBblowgunB

1. A sawed-off shotgun or a powerful handgun.

2. A tube from which a poisonous dart is shot.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBblow offB

To inform to the police.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBblow the gabB

To inform on or expose an accomplice.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBblow the whistleB

To turn a criminal in to the police, to inform; from the whistle London police blow as a call for assistance.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBblue roomB

A police interrogation room, the place where the third degree is administered.
Ec[000000]f[16]L"BboardB"

The decision-making body that oversees the crime syndicate in a specific city, esp. Chicago, Detroit, and New York.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBbone orchardB

A graveyard.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBbooks are closedB

A time when no new members are admitted to the crime syndicate.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBbootleggerB

One who sells an illegal commodity, esp. alcohol.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBbooze-hustlerB

In.  IOne who makes his living in the illegal alcohol business; a bootlegger.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBbossB

In.  IAn underworld leader.
Ec[000000]f[16]L"BboyB"

Any professional criminal, one of the boys.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBbrassesB

In.  IBrass knuckles.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBbrass knucklesB

A metal weapon worn on the fist and used to inflict heavy damage by punching the victim.

(alsoI IBbrass knucksB)
Ec[000000]f[16]LBbravoB

In.  IA violent criminal, esp. a hired killer.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBbreak a legB

To be arrested or caught in an illegal activity.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBbreak the newsB

To beat someone.
Ec[000000]f[16]L"BbrokerB"

In.  IA receiver of stolen goods; a fence.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBbrownieB

In.  IA machine gun, usu. a Browning.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBbuck a comboB

To infringe on territory already criminally organized, risking retaliation by the establishment.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBbuck feverB

The inability to shoot to kill.
Ec[000000]f[16]L"BbullB"

In.  IA policeman.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBbummedB

Iv.  IArrested.
Ec[000000]f[16]L"BbumpB"

In.  IA murder.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBget the bumpB

To be killed or to kill.

(alsoB give theB BbumpB)
Ec[000000]f[16]LBbump-off guyB

A hired killer.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBbum rapB

A false accusation or charge.
Ec[000000]f[16]L"BbunchB"

In.  IA gang of criminals.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBbundleB

The loot from a crime.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBburn 'emB

To shoot them or cheat them.
Ec[000000]f[16]L"BbusinessB"

In.  IA murder or a beating.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBbustedB

In.  IArrested.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBbustingB

In.  IInforming on an accomplice.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBbutton manB

A low-ranking crime syndicate member.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBcabooseB

In.  IA prison.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBcalling cardsB

One's fingerprints left at the scene of a crime.
Ec[000000]f[16]L"BcanB"

In.  IA jail or lockup.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBcanaryB

In.  IA police informant.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBcanisterB

A handgun.

(also BcannisterB)
Ec[000000]f[16]LBcannonB

In.  IA handgun.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBcaperB

In.  IA criminal scheme, plan, or act.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBcapoB

The boss of a crime family or his lieutenant, who would be on the third level of the Cosa Nostra's authority structure.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBcapodecinaB

In.  IA leader of ten in a Cosa Nostra family; a lieutenant.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBcapofamigliaB

The boss of a Cosa Nostra family.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBcaporegimeB

The lieutenant in a Cosa Nostra family.

(also BcaporegimaB)
Ec[000000]f[16]LBcaptains of industryB

Crime bosses.
A 1928 designation of the Commission of the Cosa Nostra.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBcaptain tomB

1. A gang leader.

2. A gang.
Ec[000000]f[16]L"BcarryingB"

In.  IPossessing drugs or firearms on one's body or vehicle.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBcarry ironB

To have a handgun on one's person.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBcase the jointB

To look over a place prior to robbing it.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBcaught flat-footedB

Arrested with evidence of the crime in one's hands or without a chance for escape.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBcement coffinB

A murder method employed by gangsters that involves the victim standing in a tub of cement until hardens, then he is dumped into a body of water.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBcement overcoatB

A murder victim encased in cement to prevent the police from discovering the body.
Sometimes the victim is buried in the cement of a new expressway or other construction project; at other times the body is placed in a tub and covered with Ec[000000]f[16]LFcement.I  IWhen the cement hardens it is dumped into a body of water.  Because of the weight sometimes only the feet are placed in cement.  This is usually enough to keep the body on the bottom of the river or lake.
Ec[000000]f[16]L"BchairmanB"

In.  IAn adviser to the Commission of the Cosa Nostra.
Ec[000000]f[16]L"Bchairman of the boardB"

A Cosa Nostra council's highest-ranking member, esp. in Detroit.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBChicago overcoatB

A container one is buried in.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBChicago pianoB

A machine gun.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBChicago pineappleB

A small explosive, e.g., a grenade.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBChicagorillaB

A gangster based in Chicago.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBChicago-styleB

Pertaining to the underworld; gangster-style.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBchief corrupterB

The Cosa Nostra family member who is in charge of bribing or attempting to bribe public officials.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBchief gatB

The head gunman for a big-time mobster.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBchill offB

To murder.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBchiselerB

In.  IA small-time crook.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBchivB

A blade.

(alsoB chiverB)
Ec[000000]f[16]L"BcinchB"

In.  IA theft.
Ec[000000]f[16]L"BcircleB"

In.  I1. A crime family lieutenant's loyal men.

2. A small crime family.
Ec[000000]f[16]L"BclamB"

In.  IThe victim of a crime.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBclam upB

To remain silent, esp. when questioned by law enforcement officials.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBclay pigeonB

One who is in danger of being killed; an easy target.
Ec[000000]f[16]L"BcleanB"

Someone without a weapon.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBclean outB

To steal from a person.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBclipperB

A murderer or bully.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBcliqueB

A geographically based Cosa Nostra unit not large enough to be called a family.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBclose the booksB

The refusal of the Cosa Nostra to admit new members for a time.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBcold cockB

To knock someone unconscious by striking with a heavy object.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBcollarB

In.  IAn apprehension, usu. caught in the act.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBcombinationB

In.  IA designation for the Cosa Nostra in the 1930s.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBcome cleanB

To make a complete confession.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBconsigliereB

In.  IA consultant or counselor to a crime boss.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBConsigliere of SixB

A council of six crime bosses operating in the New York City area.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBconsiglio d'amministrazioneB

(for.)  The Commission of the Cosa Nostra.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBconsiglio direttivoB

(for.)  A consultant of the Sicilian Mafia.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBconsorteriaB

In.  IA regional affiliation of Sicilian Mafia families.
Ec[000000]f[16]L"BcontractB"

A murder assignment done for money or favors.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBconvincerB

In.  IA weapon that assures someone that a threat is real.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBcop a pleaB

Pleading guilty, usu. to a lesser charge or in hopes of a lighter sentence.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBcop outB

To plead guilty or confess to a criminal act.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBcorner manB

A lookout posted during a crime.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBcorrupteeB

One who assists members of the Cosa Nostra with the corruption of public and law enforcement officials.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBcorrupterB

In.  IA Cosa Nostra member who is to insure, either by bribes or some other means, that the law will not be enforced.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBcorsetB

A homemade bullet-proof vest.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBCosa NostraB

A tightly-knit underworld society whose members are solely of Italian-Sicilian descent and are frequently involved in organized crime; the Mafia.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBCoscaB

In.  IA local affiliation of Sicilian Mafia families.
Ec[000000]f[16]L"BcouncilB"

A regional governing body of the Cosa Nostra, esp. in Chicago, Detroit, and New York City; a board.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBCouncil of SixB

A council comprised of six crime bosses in the New York City area.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBcowboy jobB

A robbery or holdup committed recklessly or by beginners.
Ec[000000]f[16]L"BcrewB"

A criminal gang.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBcrime familyB

A division of the Cosa Nostra that operates in a certain area and whose members are bound together by loyalty to their boss or by blood relations.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBcroakingB

In.  IA killing.
Ec[000000]f[16]L"BcutB"

In.  IA portion of the booty.
Ec[000000]f[16]L"BdashB"

In.  IA bribe.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBdead bangB

To be caught in the act.
Ec[000000]f[16]L"BdeweyB"

A handgun.
Ec[000000]f[16]L"BdickB"

In.  IDetective.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBdicky-birdB

An informer or stool pigeon, prob. from "a little bird told me."
Ec[000000]f[16]LBthe differenceB

A weapon, usu. a handgun, that gives one person an advantage over another.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBdish outB

To punish.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBdo a bitB

To serve a short jail sentence.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBdo inB

To inform on someone.
Ec[000000]f[16]L"BdonB"

A title bestowed on a high-ranking member of the Mafia.I  IThis use originated in Sicily when the Mafia usurped the word from the Roman Catholic Church.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBdope outB

To plot a criminal project.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBdo timeB

To serve a prison term.
Ec[000000]f[16]L"BdrillB"

To shoot someone.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBdrop manB

An organized crime worker who collects the receipts from number runners.
Ec[000000]f[16]L"BdroppedB"

Iv.  ITo be arrested.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBduchessB

A female member of the underworld.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBelder statesmanB

An organized crime boss.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBelected bossB

The organized crime boss who is the head of a council or board of other bosses; the chairman of the board.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBenforcerB

An organized crime worker who beats and kills when so ordered by his bosses.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBequalizerB

A weapon, usu. a handgun; it makes a weak person equal to a strong one.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBexecutionerB

An organized crime worker who murders at his boss's order.
Ec[000000]f[16]L"BfadeB"

A getaway or escape.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBfaginB

A fence or a criminal's instructor, named for a character in Charles Dickens' IOliver TwistI, who was a pickpocket's tutor.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBfake someone out and outB

To murder.
Ec[000000]f[16]L"BfallB"

In.  IAn arrest, usu. one followed by a conviction and a prison term.
To be arrested or sentenced to prison.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBfall guyB

The accomplice who is arrested and convicted either through the regular course of justice or because he has been set up, with or without his knowledge, to take the "fall," or an innocent man who has been set up or inadvertently takes blame for a crime.
Ec[000000]f[16]L"BfamilyB"

In.  IThe underworld at large or any gang or confraternity within it, esp. a Mafia-syndicate gang that takes the name of its leader as the family name.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBfamily manB

A member of the international brotherhood of thieves.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBfence-jumperB

In.  IA gang member who defects to another gang.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBfifth estateB

Organized crime, the underworld of crime and corruption.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBfinancial backersB

The underworld bosses.
Ec[000000]f[16]L"BfingerB"

In.  I1. A police informer.

2. To inform to the police; to identify or point out.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBfinger manB

The scout of a criminal gang; the one who gets the precise information or who points out the victim for a kidnapping gang or an execution squad.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBfinger mobB

A gang operating with police protections.
Ec[000000]f[16]L"BfirmB"

In.  IA person who arranges crime matters and his gang.
Ec[000000]f[16]L"BfixB"

In.  I1. An act of bribery used to negotiate a deal with legal authorities.

2. One who negotiates for illegal immunity; a fixer.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBfixerB

In.  IOne who arranges immunity through the use of bribery or otherwise facilitates criminal activities.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBfix is inB

The bribe has been paid and the protection or immunity is guaranteed.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBfix one's wagonB

To kill or injure.
Ec[000000]f[16]L"BflashB"

In.  IThe underworld at large or the language of the underworld.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBflash customerB

A male underworld inhabitant.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBflash gentryB

The elite of the underworld.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBflash gillB

A member of the underworld.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBflash manB

A member of the underworld.
Ec[000000]f[16]L"BfleetB"

A gang or gangs of criminals gathered together.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBfourth of JulyB

A gunfight, named after the U.S. Independence Day celebration when fireworks are common.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBfoxB

A fugitive from justice, often an escaped prisoner.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBframedB

In.  IManufacturing or distorting evidence to make an innocent man appear guilty.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBFratellanzaB

(for.) In.  IThe Mafia.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBfriends of oursB

Fellow organized crime members.
Ec[000000]f[16]L"BfrontB"

In.  IA facade created to give a good impression, usu. to the victim in a confidence game but also to the police or anyone else in the non-criminal world.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBfronterB

In.  IThe operator of a legitimate enterprise which fronts for an illegal operation.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBfront manB

An underling presented as the leader of a gang.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBfuzzB

Any law enforcement officer or agency, or prison warden or guard.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBgangbusterB

A person involved in aggressively breaking up organized crime rings.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBGanglandB

A nickname for Chicago.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBganglandB

In.  IThe organized crime world.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBgangsterB

In.  IA person belonging to a gang or group of criminals.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBgatB

In.  IAny handgun or hand firearm, short for "Gatling gun."
Ec[000000]f[16]LBgat-toterB

A hired gunman.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBgatted mobB

An armed criminal gang.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBget it in the neckB

To suffer punishment or distress.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBget it upB

To demand money, such as for gambling debts, protection money, blackmail, or stolen money or items.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBget poopedB

To die in a gangland-style killing.

(also Bget poppedB)
Ec[000000]f[16]LBget the skidsB

To be killed, esp. by violent gang activity.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBG-heatB

Attention to a case under suspicion by federal agents.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBgive a bitB

To inform.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBgive a deal toB

To provide information while being subjected to interrogation or the third degree.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBgive awayB

To turn somebody in to the police.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBgive someone the heatB

To shoot at or kill with a fire-arm.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBgive him charityB

To murder someone while robbing him.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBgive the worksB

1. To tell the entire story.

2. To murder.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBgive the heatB

To kill with a handgun.
Ec[000000]f[16]L"BgluedB"

Iv.  IArrested.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBG manB

A government law enforcement agent, esp. one working for the F.B.I. or the Secret Service.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBgo back for secondsB

To repeat a crime against the same victim.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBgodfatherB

In.  IThe head of all organized crime operations of Mafia or Sicilian-American gangsters, the last one being Carlo (Don Carlo) Gambino who died in 1976.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBgo downB

To be convicted and sentenced to jail.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBgood peopleB

A person in the underworld who can be counted on by other criminals.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBgooferB

In.  IAn underworld criminal.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBgoof upB

To kill.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBgoonB

1. A hoodlum or strong-arm man, usu. not very smart, who is hired to threaten or carry out acts of violence; often employed by those involved in labor disputes.

2. A bodyguard or hired killer whose physical appearance and actions intimidate others.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBgoon squadB

A group of hoodlums who work for terrorists or are hired during labor disputes.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBgo outB

To die.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBgorillB

A thug.
To intimidate or force.

(also BguerillB)
Ec[000000]f[16]LBgorillaB

1. A vicious, hostile criminal, a hoodlum.

2. A bodyguard.

(also BguerillaB)
Ec[000000]f[16]LBgo sidewaysB

To commit a criminal act.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBgo to the mattressesB

To go into hiding; from the movie IThe Godfather.I
Ec[000000]f[16]LBgo underB

To be killed or destroyed.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBlet go withB

To shoot a gun.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBgo wrongB

To become a traitor to the underworld, or to do something that does not conform to the underworld code of conduct.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBgozzleB

Iv.  ITo strangle.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBgraduateB

A competent or experienced criminal.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBGrand CouncilB

A judicial and decision-making group composed of nine to twelve Sicilian Mafia leaders.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBG rapB

Charges brought by government officers.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBgrapevineB

In.  IA network for passing information, esp. through the underworld.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBgravyB

In.  IMoney; loot.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBgreaseB

1. Money.

2. Protection money.

3. Money paid to get someone into trouble, or "on the grease."

4. A bribe.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBgreaseballB

1. A very low-level person doing small errands for racketeers.

2.  A member of the old-world Sicilian Mafia who operated in the U.S. during the prohibition era.

(also BgreaserB)
Ec[000000]f[16]LBGreek lightningB

Arson for profit.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBgreeting cardB

A calling card used by the underworld as a threat or warning, e.g., a dime left in a dead police informant's hand to scare off other informants.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBgriddleB

In.  IAn extremely uncomfortable situation.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBGrievance CommitteeB

A council of Mafia bosses representing the six New York families.

(also BConsigliere of SixB)
Ec[000000]f[16]LBgrillB

In.  ITo interrogate or question persistently.
Cf. Bput on the griddle; third-degree.	B
Ec[000000]f[16]LBguerilB

A thug.
To intimidate or force.

(also BgorillB)
Ec[000000]f[16]LBguerillaB

1. A vicious, hostile criminal, a hoodlum.

2. A bodyguard.

(also BgorillaB)
Ec[000000]f[16]LBguinea footballB

A thrown bomb, from the bomb-throwing days of the Black Hand.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBgun forB

To carry a gun and go looking for a person to shoot or kill.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBgunmanB

In.  IOne adept at using guns or hired to use his gun, usu. a killer.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBgun mollB

A female, criminal or not, who associates with criminals, e.g., a girlfriend.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBgunnerB

In.  IA gunman.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBgun rapB

A charge of illegally possessing a gun.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBguncelB

In.  IAn armed criminal.

(also BgunselB, BguntzelB, BgunzelB, BgonselB, BgonsilB, BgonzelB)
Ec[000000]f[16]LBgunselB

In.  IAn armed criminal.

(also BguncelB, BguntzelB, BgunzelB, BgonselB, BgonsilB, BgonzelB)
Ec[000000]f[16]LBguntzelB

In.  IAn armed criminal.

(also BguncelB, BgunselB, BgunzelB, BgonselB, BgonsilB, BgonzelB)
Ec[000000]f[16]LBgunzelB

In.  IAn armed criminal.

(also BguncelB, BgunselB, BguntzelB, BgonselB, BgonsilB, BgonzelB)
Ec[000000]f[16]LBgonselB

In.  IAn armed criminal.

(also BguncelB, BgunselB, BguntzelB, BgunzelB, BgonsilB, BgonzelB)
Ec[000000]f[16]LBgonsilB

In.  IAn armed criminal.

(also BguncelB, BgunselB, BguntzelB, BgunzelB, BgonselB, BgonzelB)
Ec[000000]f[16]LBgonzelB

In.  IAn armed criminal.

(also BguncelB, BgunselB, BguntzelB, BgunzelB, BgonselB, BgonsilB)
Ec[000000]f[16]LBgun-slickB

In.  IAn expert, fast gunman.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBthe guysB

Mafia members.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBguzzleB

Iv.  I1. To murder or shoot.

2. To beat or strangle.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBguzzlerB

1. A professional killer.
Cf. Bhit man.B

2. A criminal who has homicidal tendencies.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBhair triggerB

An ultra-sensitive trigger that will fire with the slightest touch.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBhalf-assed wiseguyB

A criminal who seeks a Cosa Nostra membership.
Ec[000000]f[16]L"BhandB"

A member of a criminal band; often used to count the size of a mob, e.g., a five-handed mob.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBhand it toB

To fire a gun at or assault someone.
Ec[000000]f[16]L"BhandleB"

A person's nickname.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBhand organB

A submachine gun, esp. a Thompson.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBhangoutB

A gathering place for gang members. Iv.I To consort with
criminals in their own haunts.

(also Bhang outB)
Ec[000000]f[16]LBhard birdB

A man who attacks others.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBHard JohnB

Any FBI field agent, named for FBI Director John Edgar Hoover.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBhard rapperB

A harsh judge.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBhard stuffB

Stolen money.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBhard timeB

An unusually harsh prison term.
Ec[000000]f[16]L"BhardwareB"

In.  IGuns or other weapons.
Ec[000000]f[16]L"BhatB"

In.  IAn attempted bribe of a police officer by a civilian, sometimes offered as money for the officer to buy himself a hat.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBhatchB

In.  IA police station, prison, or jail.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBhatchet boyB

In.  IA hired killer.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBhatchet manB

1. A hired killer; a thug or an expert gunman.

2. A Chinese Tong murderer-agent, who usu. kills with a hatchet but may use a pistol.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBhaulB

In.  IThe loot, esp. a large quantity.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBhaul inB

To arrest.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBhave one's wick snuffedB

To be killed.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBheadhunterB

In.  IA hired assassin.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBheapB

In.  IA car.
Ec[000000]f[16]L"BheatB"

In.  I1. The emotional pressure on a wanted man of knowing
that a police investigation of his crime in underway.

2. A revolver.

Ec[000000]f[16]LF3. An exchange of gunfire.

4. A police officer, usu. one searching for a wanted man.

5. Intense pressure from police resulting from media campaigns or public outrage.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBheaterB

A gun, esp. a handgun.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBthe heat is onB

The period during which a public crusade against a crime, e.g., drug use, is in progress.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBheat-packerB

In.  IA gunman.
Ec[000000]f[16]L"BheavyB"

A thug hired for personal protection or as an assassin.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBheavy gunB

The leader of a gang.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBheavy jobB

A crime involving violence, usu. a burglary or theft.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBheeledB

Iadj.  ICarrying guns or other weapons.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBheel upB

To arm oneself, esp. with a gun or knife.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBheistB

A robbery, usu. with a gun.

(also Bhist, hystB)
Ec[000000]f[16]LBheist manB

A stickup man.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBhideawayB

In.  IA secret hiding place for a fugitive.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBhideoutB

In.  IA secret gathering place for a criminal gang; a secret place to hide from police or enemies.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBhigh courtB

In the Cosa Nostra, synonymous with "board."
Ec[000000]f[16]LBhighgraderB

BIn.  BIA thief.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBhigh-profile crimeB

An unlawful act committed in the company of many witnesses in broad daylight.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBhigh shotB

A gang leader.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBhightailB

To move quickly.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBhistB

A robbery, usu. with a gun.

(also Bheist, hystB)
Ec[000000]f[16]L"BhitB"

In.  IAn assassination or murder.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBhit in the headB

To shoot to kill, not necessarily in the head.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBhit listB

A confidential list naming people to be harassed, assaulted, or killed.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBhit manB

A murderer for hire, usu. following the orders of a Mafia organization or council.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBhit murderB

A killing by a hired assassin.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBhit the mattressB

To go into hiding.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBhit with a lilyB

To kill someone.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBhobbledB

Iadj.  IArrested.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBhoedownB

A battle between gangs, usu. boys.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBhold outB

1. To keep more than one's fair share of the loot.

2. To withhold information; keep a secret.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBholdout artistB

Someone who tricks a partner.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBholliganB

1. A juvenile delinquent or young criminal.

2. A gunman.

3. A thief or racketeer.

(also BhooliganB)
Ec[000000]f[16]LBhome portB

A gathering place for a gang, usu. a saloon.
Ec[000000]f[16]L"BhonorB"

In.  IA required loyalty to a Mafia family, Mafia boss, or the Cosa Nostra.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBthe Honored SocietyB

The Mafia of Sicily.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBhoochB

Alcohol.

(also BhootchB )
Ec[000000]f[16]LBhoodB

In.  IA male criminal, usu. a thief.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBhoodlumB

A male criminal who relies on violence; a thief or racketeer; a young male criminal; a hood.

The term derives from the underworld muggers inhabiting San Francisco's Barbary Coast in the 1880s, who would Ec[000000]f[16]LFsurround a well-to-do stranger wandering into the vice district and shout "huddle him! huddle him!" making a circle about the victim to rob him, and hide him from sight.

"Huddle him" later being modified to hoodlum.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBhook up withB

To join in a criminal partnership.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBhooliganB

1. A juvenile delinquent or young criminal.

2. A gunman.

3. A thief or racketeer.

(also BholliganB)
Ec[000000]f[16]LBhoosegawB

A small prison or jail, possibly derived from the Spanish IjuzgadoI, meaning court of justice.

(also Bhoosegow, hoosgowB)
Ec[000000]f[16]LBhoosegowB

A small prison or jail, possibly derived from the Spanish IjuzgadoI, meaning court of justice.

(also Bhoosegaw, hoosgowB)
Ec[000000]f[16]LBhoosgowB

A small prison or jail, possibly derived from the Spanish IjuzgadoI, meaning court of justice.

(also Bhoosegaw, hoosegowB)
Ec[000000]f[16]LBhootchB

Alcohol.

(also BhoochB)
Ec[000000]f[16]LBhophead gangB

A white-slavery gang that captures and imprisons girls through the use of drugs.
Ec[000000]f[16]L"BhoseB"

Iv.  ITo assault with a length of rubber hose.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBhosingB

In.  IA beating with a length of rubber hose.
Ec[000000]f[16]L"BhotB"

Iadj.  I1. Known as a criminal by police.

2. Threatening; risky.

3. Illegal.

4. Sought by police, e.g., a fugitive, Ec[000000]f[16]LFcriminal suspect, or stolen item.

5. A firearm that has been used to murder someone.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBhot-footB

In.  I1. A sudden departure; fleeing.

2. A police method of hitting of the bottoms of feet to induce the subject to talk or to awaken a drunk.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBhot-foot itB

To flee.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBhot moneyB

Money that can be identified and linked with a crime.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBhot seatB

The electric chair.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBhot shotB

A renowned gangster.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBhot-spot manB

A leader of a gang.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBhot squatB

The electric chair.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBhot stoolB

The electric chair.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBhotter than a pistolB

1. Sought by police for a recent crime.

2. A well-known criminal.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBhoudiniB

In.  IA trick used to flee from a crime scene, its victims, or police, named for famed magician Harry Houdini.
Ec[000000]f[16]L"BhugB"

In.  IGarrotte.
To strangle.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBhumilityB

In.  IThe appearance and behavior of a Cosa Nostra leader attempting to downplay the full extent of his powers.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBhushB

Iv.  ITo kill.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBhush-hushB

1. A gun with a silencer attached.

2. A revolver.
Rarely used.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBhush moneyB

A bribe given to a witness, policeman, or other to prevent him from testifying against or charging suspects.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBhush-stuffB

In.  IMoney given to a witness to quiet him.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBhystB

A robbery, usu. with a gun.

(also Bheist, histB)
Ec[000000]f[16]L"BiceB"

In.  I1. Diamonds.

2. A bribe, or protection money.

IvI.  1. To kill.

2. To sentence to prison.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBicedB

Iv.  ITo be murdered.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBicemanB

A professional killer.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBicepickB

In.  IA tool with a long spike mounted on a heavy handle, designed for breaking ice; it is used illegally as a murder weapon and to puncture automobile tires.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBif it takes a legB

The threat of a criminal looking for revenge, e.g., "Even if I lose a leg in the process, vengeance will be mine."
Ec[000000]f[16]L"BinB"

In.  I1. A corrupt influence, usu. with the police.

2.  An introduction, usu. for the purpose of bribery or as an entry into an illegal enterprise.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBin MexicoB

In hiding from the police.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBinside jobB

A crime committed or arranged by an employee of the target.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBinside manB

An accomplice inside a place to be robbed.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBinside the tall wallsB

To be inside a prison.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBin the knowB

To have knowledge shared by few others.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBin the racketB

To be engaged in criminal enterprise.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBin the riverB

Murdered.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBin the sackB

Murdered.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBin the satchelB

Manipulated, preordained.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBin with the pushB

To be part of a gang.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBironB

In.  IA handgun.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBiron outB

To shoot and kill.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBiron societyB

The crime syndicate.
Ec[000000]f[16]L"BjackB"

Money.

(Also BJackB)
Ec[000000]f[16]LBJack ShayB

To murder or kill, so-called because it rhymes with "slay."
Ec[000000]f[16]L"BjaneB"

1. A handgun.

2. An effeminate gang member.

(Also BJaneB)
Ec[000000]f[16]L"BjarB"

A jail.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBjar offB

To shoot or kill.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBjarredB

Arrested.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBjig is upB

A hopeless situation.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBjim a dealB

To botch a crime.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBjinnyB

In.  I1. A speakeasy.

2. Bootleg gin.
Ec[000000]f[16]L"BjobB"

In.  IA criminal act, esp. one planned in advance, e.g.,I Ia bank robbery.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBJohn RoscoeB

A handgun.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBJohnson familyB

The underworld at large.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBjuggedB

Arrested and jailed.
Ec[000000]f[16]L"BjuiceB"

In.  IPower or connections, usu. of a political nature, used to accomplish set goals.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBkaleB

In.  IMoney.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBkattyB

In.  IA handgun.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBkeep one's nose cleanB

1. To lead a routine life, e.g., get a regular job.

2. To live within the rules and conventions of the underworld.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBkeep the meetB

To rendezvous, usu. with fellow criminals for the purpose of committing a crime.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBkill the ChinamanB

To commit a lucrative crime.
Ec[000000]f[16]L"BkingB"

The head of a gang.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBkingfishB

In.  IThe undisputed leader of a group, e.g., the head of a crime family.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBKing of the GypsiesB

The leader of a gang.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBkiss of deathB

An act or event that brings about destruction or doom, from the biblical story of Judas' kiss.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBknock-around broadB

A woman who is a member of the underworld, or is knowledgeable in its ways, or living with one of its number; sometimes used to describe a woman of loose moral values.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBknock downB

To kill or murder.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBknock-offB

Iv.  I1. To murder, rob, arrest, raid, or kidnap.

2. To indulge in a brief amount of something or in something for a brief period of time, e.g., drugs, alcohol, or sleep.

Ec[000000]f[16]L(Also Bknock offB)
Ec[000000]f[16]LBknock-off geeB

A hired killer.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBknock-overB

In.  IA robbery, murder, kidnapping, raid, or arrest.
Iv.I  To rob, murder, kidnap, raid, or arrest.

(Also Bknock overB)
Ec[000000]f[16]LBknock someone off his spotB

To murder someone.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBknow lifeB

To be a member of the underworld or knowledgeable in the ways of the underworld.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBknuckle-dusterB

Brass knuckles or similar instruments, worn across the knuckles, used to inflict serious injury with one's punches.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBknucksB

Brass knuckles.
Ec[000000]f[16]L"BkongB"

In.  IBootleg, homegrown, low-grade, cheap, or inferior whiskey.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBlaceB

Iv.  ITo punch or beat.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBlamB

1. An escape from justice before trial.

2. A departure from a jurisdiction in which a crime has been committed in order to escape justice.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBon the lamB

Running from the law.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBlamasterB

In.  IAn individual who misses an assigned trial date and forfeits any bail money; a fugitive; a person "on the lam."

(also Blamester, lamister, lammisterB)
Ec[000000]f[16]LBlamesterB

In.  IAn individual who misses an assigned trial date and forfeits any bail money; a fugitive; a person "on the lam."

(also Blamaster, lamister, lammisterB)
Ec[000000]f[16]LBlamisterB

In.  IAn individual who misses an assigned trial date and forfeits any bail money; a fugitive; a person "on the lam."

(also Blamaster, lamester, lammisterB)
Ec[000000]f[16]LBlammisterB

In.  IAn individual who misses an assigned trial date and forfeits any bail money; a fugitive; a person "on the lam."

(also Blamaster, lamester, lamisterB)
Ec[000000]f[16]LBlaundered manB

A foreign individual who is contracted to kill an intended target but is first taught local customs and the native language to make it appear as though the murderer is from the local area.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBlawnmowerB

In.  IA machine gun, because this weapon has the ability to "mow" people down.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBlay lowB

1. To hide from the law.

2. To curtail criminal activities for an unspecified amount of time.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBlead manB

A criminal who often commits crimes using a gun.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBlead-off manB

The leader of a gang.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBlean onB

To raid a criminal establishment.

(also Blean againstB)
Ec[000000]f[16]LBlean againstB

To raid a criminal establishment.

(also Blean onB)
Ec[000000]f[16]LBlegbreakerB

A thug who employs violence to enforce the wishes of a gang.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBleg-kidB

The member of a gang who runs from a place of business with a stolen item, drawing the clerk in a chase that leaves the store unattended, allowing fellow gang members to pilfer the merchandise.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBlegitimate racketsB

Crimes defined as "legitimate" by Chicago gangster Al Capone. They included antitrust violations, business theft, consumer fraud, embezzlement, and malfeasance in office.
Ec[000000]f[16]L"BlieutenantB"

A position in the third level of the Cosa Nostra's organizational hierarchy.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBlight machineB

A machine gun that is not more than .30-caliber and is air-cooled.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBlightningB

In.  IMoonshine or bootleg whiskey.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBliquidateB

Iv.  ITo execute or murder.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBloboB

In.  IA gangster or thug.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBloney gunB

A machine gun.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBlooginB

A new member of a gang.
Ec[000000]f[16]L"BlotB"

A gang of criminals.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBlow-profile crimeB

A violation of the law committed without an eyewitness.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBlug a rodB

To be armed with a gun.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBmachine gunB

A gun that rapidly and continuously fires bullets.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBmade guyB

A man or woman admitted to the Mafia.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBMafiaB

The largest organized crime gang in the U.S., the members of which are primarily Sicilian and Italian.  It has been active in both legal and criminal operations in the U.S. since the late 19th century.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBmafieB

In.  ISicilian gangs organized to extort money from the local townsfolk.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBmafiosoB In.I

1. An elder statesman of the original Mafia.

2. A soldier of the mafia.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBmain fingerB

The leader of a criminal gang.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBmain guyB

The leader of a criminal gang.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBmanagerB

In.  IThe leader of a criminal gang.
Cf. Bmain guy.B
Ec[000000]f[16]LBman of respectB

The elder statesman or ranking officer of a crime family.
Ec[000000]f[16]L"BmarketB"

In.  IThe base of operations for a thief or gang of thieves.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBmastermindB

In.  IThe "brains" of a criminal operation.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBMcCoyB

In.  IThe real thing.I I
During National Prohibition the "Real McCoy" was genuine, distilled alcohol.
Cf. Bmoonshine.B
Ec[000000]f[16]LBmechanicB

BIn.  BIA criminal who specializes in one area, such as bombing, assassination, burglary, etc.
Ec[000000]f[16]L"BmeetB"

In.  IAn appointment to plan a crime.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBthe meetsB

A conference of leading mob figures.
Ec[000000]f[16]L"BmemberB"

In.  IA person of Italian-Sicilian descent who has taken the oath of loyalty, and has been admitted to a Cosa Nostra crime family.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBmen of honorB

The Sicilian Mafia. The term is not widely used in the U.S.
Ec[000000]f[16]L"BmikeB"

BIn.  BIA pair of brass knuckles.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBMister BigB

The highest ranking individual of a criminal organization; his identity may be unknown to the police.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBMister FixB

The middleman acting as a liaison between the criminal underworld and the police or politicians.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBMister WhiskersB

1. A government agent, esp. an FBI agent.

2. A federal narcotics officer, the name mentioned in the movie IHow to Marry a Millionaire.I
Ec[000000]f[16]LBmobB

In.  I1. A gang engaged in criminal activity or acting in a violent and disorderly manner.

2. A U.S. Mafia crime family, or a term for the entire U.S. Mafia.

Cf. BCosa Nostra.B
Ec[000000]f[16]LBmob gheeB

A member of a criminal gang.

(Also Bmob geeB)
Ec[000000]f[16]LBmobsterB

In.  IA gangster.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBMobtownB

In.  IA former nickname for Baltimore, Md.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBmob upB

To join or participate in a criminal gang.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBmob up withB

To have personal association with a member of a criminal gang.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBmob-workB

A gang engaged in theft, murder, extortion, bootlegging, etc.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBmoleB

In.  IAn undercover spy who infiltrates an organization and establishes a cover long before actual espionage begins.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBmonacherB

A person's name or signature.

(also Bmonicker, monnicker, monockerB)
Ec[000000]f[16]LBmonickerB

A person's name or signature.

(also Bmonacher, monnicker, monockerB)
Ec[000000]f[16]LBmonnickerB

A person's name or signature.

(also Bmonacher, monicker, monockerB)
Ec[000000]f[16]LBmonockerB

A person's name or signature.

(also Bmonacher, monicker, monnickerB)
Ec[000000]f[16]LBmoonshineB

In.  IHomemade whiskey from the Blue Ridge Mountains in the U.S.
ICfI. Bbootlegger.B
Ec[000000]f[16]LBmoonshinerB

In.  ISomeone engaged in the illegal production of homemade whiskey.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBmouldyB

To murder.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBmountain dewB

Moonshine whiskey.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBmouthpieceB

In.  I1. A criminal lawyer.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBmow downB

To shoot someone down using a tommy gun or any other automatic weapon.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBmuleB

In.  ICheap bootleg whiskey or corn liquor.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBmuscleB

In.I The degree of control a gang leader exercises; the reputation and influence to get something done.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBmuscle inB

To move into a rival gang's established territory or racket through strong-arm force.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBmuscle manB

A gangster who strong-arms his way in on someone else's action.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBmuscle mobB

A gang of criminals that moves in on a rival's racket.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBMustache PeteB

A member of the original Mafia; they flourished during the Prohibition and were known for their long mustaches.
Ec[000000]f[16]L"BnetworkB"

In.  IInterconnected or interrelated organizations, e.g., organized crime families.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBnever get your nose open behind a womanB

The adage saying that a man should never steal to please a woman for she might turn on him.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBnoiseless assassinB

A deadly weapon that produces no noise.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBnoise toolB

A gun.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBnumber oneB

The person at the very top of an organization, e.g., a crime boss.

(also Bnumero unoB)
Ec[000000]f[16]LBnumero unoB

The person at the very top of an organization, e.g., a crime boss.

(also Bnumber oneB)
Ec[000000]f[16]L"BoffB"

To kill or murder.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBThe OfficeB

An organized crime family in New England whose ethnicity is Sicilian and Italian.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBomerta B(for.)

In.  IThe qualities of respect, courage, and humbleness, esp. the Mafia's code of silence.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBone-way rideB

A trip on which someone is taken out and killed.
ICfI. Bride; ride, take for a.B
Ec[000000]f[16]LBOnorata Societa B(for.)

The Sicilian Mafia, the "honored society."
The term is rarely used in the United States.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBon a slabB

Murdered, from the slab in the county morgue where bodies are stored for identification.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBon the dodgeB

Avoiding capture by the police.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBon the padB

Having to pay for one's protection.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBon the racketB

Involved in a fraudulent business or endeavor.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBon the spotB

Likely to be assassinated.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBopen cityB

A city that is not dominated or controlled by one particular gang or organization.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBopen the booksB

To authorize induction of new members into Cosa Nostra families.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBorangutangB

A large, heavy-set mobster, usu. one from an opposing
group of criminals.

(Also BorangutanB)
Ec[000000]f[16]LBThe OrganizationB

An organized crime operation based in Chicago and including both Italian and non-Italian individuals.

(also BThe OutfitB)
Ec[000000]f[16]LBorganized crimeB

The operation of an underworld society that is organized on a national and international level and coordinates all types of illegal activities.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBoscarB

A handgun with a revolving cylinder.

(also BOscarB)
Ec[000000]f[16]L"BoutfitB"

1. A group of robbers.

Ec[000000]f[16]LBThe OutfitB

An organized crime operation based in Chicago and including both Italian and non-Italian individuals.

(also BThe OrganizationB)
Ec[000000]f[16]L"BpackB"

In.  IA gang of criminals.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBpack a heaterB

To be armed with a gun.

(also Bpack a rod, pack heatB)
Ec[000000]f[16]LBpack a rodB

To be armed with a gun.

(also Bpack a heater, pack heatB)
Ec[000000]f[16]LBpack heatB

To be armed with a gun.

(also Bpack a rod, pack a heaterB)
Ec[000000]f[16]LBpalookaB

A stupid, awkward hoodlum.

(also Bpalooker, palukaB)
Ec[000000]f[16]LBpalookerB

A stupid, awkward hoodlum.

(also Bpalooka, palukaB)
Ec[000000]f[16]LBpalukaB

A stupid, awkward hoodlum.

(also Bpalooker, palookaB)
Ec[000000]f[16]LBpeashooterB

In.  I1. A handgun less dangerous than one of magnum caliber.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBphony monikerB

An alias or fake name.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBpick upB

1. An arrest, usu. only on suspicion without formal charges.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBpineappleB

In.  I1. A bomb, because of the outer shell's resemblance to a pineapple.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBpineapple-tossersB

In.  IBomb-throwing gangsters, esp. Chicago gangsters.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBpine boxB

A coffin.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBpistol-whipB

Iv.  ITo strike one with the butt or side of a pistol.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBplugB

1. To shoot at someone.

2. To kill someone by shooting him.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBpluggerB

One who is hired to kill.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBplug-uglyB

An unruly, ugly ruffian.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBpopperB

In.  IA pistol.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBprohibitionB

A law or act that forbids something, such as the Eighteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution in effect from Jan. 16, 1919 - Dec. 5, 1933 that forbade the making, sale, or conveying of alcoholic liquor, except for medical use.

Ec[000000]f[16]LF2. The period in U.S. history when the Eighteenth Amendment was in effect.
Ec[000000]f[16]L"BproposedB"

Iadj.  IOf a man, who has been invited to join the Cosa Nostra, waiting "until the books are open" for new members.I  IUntil then, he is treated as a member.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBprotection moneyB

1. Money, favors, or information given to gang members in exchange for a guarantee that one will not suffer property damage, bodily injury, slander.

2. Bribes paid to police or politicians to avoid arrest or to assure that an illegal business will not be shut down.
Ec[000000]f[16]L"BpullB"

In.  IInfluence.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBpull a CraterB

To disappear, from Judge Joseph Force Crater.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBpull a Jesse JamesB

1. To commit reckless robberies.

2. To completely terrorize a town with robberies and other crimes.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBpull inB

To arrest.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBpunkB

In.  IAn amateur who is being taught to steal or participate in gang activities.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBput a necktie onB

To kill someone by hanging.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBput a tail onB

To cause someone to be followed.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBput one's lights outB

To kill someone.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBput on the griddleB

To be grilled or interrogated by police.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBput on the spotB

To kill.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBput the blocksB

To execute someone.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBput the blast onB

To shoot someone.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBput the chill onB

To kill.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBput the chill on someoneB

To murder a person.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBput the finger onB

To identify or point out; to mark a victim for robbery or killing.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBput the heat on someoneB

To threaten physical harm or to pressure someone to give money, perform work, or satisfy a demand.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBput the X onB

To declare that someone must be killed.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBput to sleepB

To kill.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBput-upB

A robbery.

(Also Bput upB)
Ec[000000]f[16]LBput up to his arm-pitsB

To swindle a confederate out of his share of the booty.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBquick on the triggerB

Able to shoot fast without a warning.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBracketB

Any criminal act, operation, or career, so-called because of the disturbance it creates.

Most rackets reap fast profits by fooling many people at once, e.g., through illicit sporting events that are tied to gambling operations.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBracketeerB

1. A criminal or unethical person.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBracketeeringB

In.  ICoercion or extortion of individuals or businesses for personal profit; the running of any illegal business; a criminal career; the unlawful acts and businesses in organized crime.

The U.S. government and law enforcement Ec[000000]f[16]LFagencies estimate that racketeering earns at least $48 billion every year, mainly through gambling, loan sharking, and drugs.
ICfI.  BMafiaB; Borganized crime.B
Ec[000000]f[16]LBracketsB

In.  IExtremely competitive, large, ongoing criminal operations.

The first successful racketeers were reasonably respected and admired by the public, who built up these criminals' business by spending money on their illegal games and drugs.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBrap sheetB

The record of arrests and crimes charged against a person.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBrat finkB

An informer or snitch.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBrat onB

To inform against.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBrat packB

A teenage gang.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBRavaillacB

A hired killer; assassin.
Ec[000000]f[16]L"BreachB"

To bribe or persuade someone to obstruct justice; to corrupt, usu. a law official.
Ec[000000]f[16]L"BrecordB"

In.  IA police record.
Criminals with lengthy records are often subject to stiff repeat offender penalties.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBred spotB

A professional murderer.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBregimeB

The group of men taking orders from a lieutenant.
ICfI. Blieutenant.B
Ec[000000]f[16]LBRemingtonB

A machine gun.
The name is derived from the typewriters manufactured by Remington, a company which also produces weapons.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBrepB

In.  IShort for reputation, esp. a reputation for being street-smart and dangerous.
Ec[000000]f[16]L"BrepeaterB"

1. One who is jailed or imprisoned at least twice in the same town.

2. A professional criminal.
Ec[000000]f[16]L"BrespectB"

In.  IA display of deference, mainly based on fear.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBride one around the hornB

To move a suspect from one city jail to another on the pretense of showing him to crime victims, but actually to prevent those who might bail him out from finding him.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBRICO conspiraciesB

Conspiracies that fall under the Racketeer Influence and Corrupt Organization Act of 1970.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBriddleB

Iv.  ITo puncture or pierce with many holes, e.g., riddled with bullets from a machine gun.
Ec[000000]f[16]L"BrideB"

In.  IThe process by which a victim is driven out to a desolate area and killed.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBright guyB

An individual on the lowest level of the Cosa Nostra hierarchy; a "made guy," a member of the Cosa Nostra.

(also Bwise guy, button man, soldier, stand-up guyB)
Ec[000000]f[16]LBright peopleB

A person or people who are sympathetic to criminals.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBripe for the liliesB

Deceased.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBrodB

In.  IA gun, usu. a revolver or pistol.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBrodderB

In.  IA gunman.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBrod manB

A gunman; an armed holdup man.

(also Brod toterB,B rodmanB)
Ec[000000]f[16]LBrod toterB

A gunman; an armed holdup man.

(alsoB rod manB,B rodmanB)
Ec[000000]f[16]LBroll upB

To arrest; capture.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBroscoeB

A revolver; any easily concealed handgun.
ICfI. Boscar.B

(Also BRoscoe, roscoB)
Ec[000000]f[16]LBrough stuffB

Severe physical violence, e.g., murder, torture, beating, or shooting.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBrub-outB

1. In.I A slaying.

2. Iv.I To murder.
It is known throughout English-speaking countries as an underworld term.

(Also Brub outB)
Ec[000000]f[16]L"BrubberB"

A professional murderer.
ICfI. Brub out.B
Ec[000000]f[16]LBrumbleB

In.  IA gang fight.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBrum-rowB

During Prohibition, a line of vessels lying outside a nation's territorialI Ilimits conveying bootleg alcohol.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBrum-runnerB

In.  I1. A fast boat smuggling alcohol from rum-row into the U.S.

2. A smuggler of alcohol across the border.
Prohibition era.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBrun rumB

To smuggle bootleg alcohol during the Prohibition era.
Ec[000000]f[16]L"BsaltB"

In.  IA homicide.  IUnderworld use 19I2I5.I
To kill someone.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBsapB

1. A wooden club, carved from a young sapling tree, usu. covered with a leather sheath. It was the preferred weapon of a posse, a lynch mob, or a band of vagrants.

2. The innocent who has fallen victim to a thieving gang or con artist.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBsawed-off shotgunB

Any kind of shotgun with a barrel length less than 18 inches from the breech to the muzzle. The full length of the weapon, usu. a 12-gauge, is no more than 26 inches.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBsawyerB

A sawed-off shotgun; the preferred weapon of the U.S. rum runners of Prohibition because it was easily concealed under the seat of the booze truck or inside a long coat.I  IAt short range, the sawyer is deadly.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBscattergunB

1. A shotgun with the barrel sawed down.
ICfI. Bsawyer, sawed-off shotgun.B

2. Any machine-gun.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBscramB

To make a hasty retreat.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBsection chiefB

The group leader in the Mafia chain-of-command, usu. in charge of a part of a lieutenant's operation.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBsell down the riverB

To betray or abandon someone in the same manner that southern slave owners once sold human cargo.  The slave trade was practiced in New Orleans and other ports of call along the Mississippi River.
ICfI. Bsold down the river.B
Ec[000000]f[16]LBsell outB

A betrayal of a friend to the police in return for immunity from prosecution or a reduced charge.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBsend up the riverB

A convict's trip up the Hudson River, N.Y., where he will join the inmate population of Sing Sing Prison.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBsewing machineB

An automatic weapon, esp. a Thompson sub-machine gun.
ICfI. Btypewriter.B
Ec[000000]f[16]LBshadowB

To squeeze a person to make good on his "juice" payments to a loan-shark.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBshakesterB

In.I A strong-arm extortionist.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBsho-shoB

An automatic weapon, usu. a Thompson sub-machine gun.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBshoot downB

To kill with a gunshot.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBshotgunB

In.I A smooth-bore gun that fires multiple pellets.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBshove acrossB

To murder; to shove a person across the threshold of death.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBshove offB

To kill.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBshove overB

To suffer death at the hands of a murderer or strong-arm man.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBshriner's paradeB

A gangster's funeral, which is a shrine to his memory.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBshufflerB

A man who betrays the gang by informing on his associates.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBsilk hatB

A gangster with high-society pretentions.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBsilver tongueB

A mob spokesman or lawyer on the payroll.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBskibbooB

A syndicate gun man.

(also Bskibo, skiboo, skybo, skybooB)
Ec[000000]f[16]LBskiboB

A syndicate gun man.

(also Bskibboo, skiboo, skybo, skybooB)
Ec[000000]f[16]LBskibooB

A syndicate gun man.

(also Bskibboo, skibo, skybo, skybooB)
Ec[000000]f[16]LBskyboB

A syndicate gun man.

(also Bskibboo, skibo, skiboo, skybooB)
Ec[000000]f[16]LBskybooB

A syndicate gun man.

(also Bskibboo, skibo, skiboo, skyboB)
Ec[000000]f[16]LBsledgehammerB

Iadj.  ICharacterized by use of brute force.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBslip the bumpB

A gangland hit.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBslugfestB

In.  I1. A brutish killer.

2. A fist fight with everyone involved.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBsluggerB

A strong-arm man hired to beat or assault a designated victim.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBsniperB

1. A hidden gunman who fires from a distance.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBsniperscopeB

A scope on a rifle or carbine allowing the gunman to see an obscured target, e.g., a target at night.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBsnub-nosedB

Iadj.  IPossessing a very short gun barrel.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBsnub-noserB

In.I A .38 caliber handgun.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBsnub outB

Iv.I To murder someone, from snuff out.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBsnuff outB

Iv.  ITo kill; to take a life.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBsnugB

A small, cheap handgun that can easily be hidden.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBsold down the riverB

Framed on a criminal charge and sent to prison. The term may have originated with the Negro slave trade as it was practiced in the river ports adjacent to the Mississippi River in the ante-bellum south. A slave would be sold at an auction and, in some cases, conveyed to the plantation by river boat. Cf. Bsell down the river.B
Ec[000000]f[16]LBsoldierB

In.  I1. The lowest-ranking position in a Mafia crime family. Following the time spent proving his skills, a valuable foot soldier can become a IcaporegimaI, commanding a small army of soldiers.

ICfI. Bwise guyB
Ec[000000]f[16]LBsottocapoB

The second highest position in a Cosa Nostra crime family.

(also BunderbossB)
Ec[000000]f[16]L"BspeakB"

An illegal saloon; a Prohibition speakeasy.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBspeakeasyB

1. Any saloon or drugstore selling liquor without a license or after the legal closing hour. The term may have originated from the speak-softly shop, but it has come to signify the booze night clubs of the U.S. Prohibition era, 1920-1933.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBspew one's gutsB

To inform to police, usu. on accomplices.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBspoon manB

A ranking member of a Mafia crime family involved in drug trafficking, usu. the fourth man down from the importer.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBsprayerB

A lightweight submachine gun, esp. a Thompson.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBsquare the beefB

1. To satisfy a victim's complaint by returning goods or money to prevent him from filing criminal charges.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBstand-up guyB

An individual on the lowest level of the Cosa Nostra hierarchy; a "made guy," a member of the Cosa Nostra.

(also Bwise guy, button man, soldier, right guy,B)
Ec[000000]f[16]LBstashB

In.  I1. A gang's hideout or meeting place.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBstone killerB

A hit man or murderer who kills without the slightest remorse.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBstool pigeonB

A prison inmate or petty criminal who volunteers information about his associates to the warden or the police in return for considerations. At one time pigeons were tied to wooden stools to decoy other pigeons, hence the term.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBstrong-armB

In.  IA brutish criminal hired for the purpose of carrying out acts of violence for his employer.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBstrong-arm manB

A brutish, thick-headed robber or hired gun who uses violence without the slightest provocation to complete a crime.
Ec[000000]f[16]L"BsubB"

Any submachine gun.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBsubmachine gunB

An automatic portable gun that fires pistol-like ammunition.
Ec[000000]f[16]L"BsugarB"

In.I Bribe money paid to sweeten the deal.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBsyndicateB

A criminal cartel, esp. the Sicilian and U.S. Mafia, South American drug traffickers, and other organizations whose aims are outside the legal standards.
ICfI. BMafia; Cosa Nostra.B
Ec[000000]f[16]LBsyndicate bookB

A Mafia-run bookie operation.
Ec[000000]f[16]L"BtableB"

In.  IA meeting between top Syndicate or Mafia leaders to settle a dispute.
Ec[000000]f[16]L"BtailB"

In.  IOne who follows another clandestinely.
Ec[000000]f[16]L"BtakeB"

In.  I To kill or murder.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBtake a collarB

To get arrested.

(also Btake a fallB)
Ec[000000]f[16]LBtake a fallB

To get arrested.

(also Btake a collarB)
Ec[000000]f[16]LBtake care ofB

To assault, murder, bribe, intimidate, or arrest someone.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBtake for a rideB

To force or invite someone along on an automobile ride and then murder them, usu. at some secluded spot.
First used in reference to the Chicago gangster killings of the 1920s.  This term was first made popular in the 1928 film ILights of New York.I
Ec[000000]f[16]LBtake it on the Arthur DuffyB

To flee from justice.

(also Btake it on the Dan O'Leary, take it on the Jesse OwensB)
Ec[000000]f[16]LBtake it on the Dan O'LearyB

To flee from justice.

(also Btake it on the Arthur Duffy, take it on the Jesse OwensB)
Ec[000000]f[16]LBtake it on the Jesse OwensB

To flee from justice.

(also Btake it on the Arthur Duffy, take it on the Dan O'LearyB)
Ec[000000]f[16]L"BtalentB"

In.  IThe elite of the underworld.

The professional and successful criminals.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBtalkieB

A machine gun, esp. a Thompson, from the term for the first talking motion pictures, which became popular around the time.
ICfI. Btata; typewriter.B
Ec[000000]f[16]LBtataB

A Thompson submachine gun or any machine gun, because
of the sound one makes.

(Also Bta-taB)
Ec[000000]f[16]LBterminateB

To kill.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBthird degreeB

A prolonged interrogation, usu. with force or threats of force, in an attempt to elicit information or a confession from a prisoner.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBthirty-eightB

A .38-caliber handgun, the standard service revolver for U.S.
police officers.

(Also B.38B)
Ec[000000]f[16]LBthirty-twoB

A handgun firing .32-caliber bullets.

(Also B.32B)
Ec[000000]f[16]LBThompsonB

In.  IA Thompson submachine gun, named after Col. J. T. Thompson of the U.S. Army, who aided in its invention; also called a Tommy gun.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBthree-time loserB

A criminal who has been convicted of a felony for the third time in a jurisdiction where such a conviction carries a mandatory life sentence.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBthugB

In.  I1. A brutal person.

2. A gangster.

3. A derivative of Thugge, a religious killer cult in India from the 10th to 19th Centuries.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBtiger-juiceB

Bootleg whiskey, because of the fierceness of the concoction.

(also Btiger sweatB)
Ec[000000]f[16]LBtiger sweatB

Bootleg whiskey, because of the fierceness of the concoction.

(also Btiger juiceB)
Ec[000000]f[16]LBtip-offB

One who supplies information to criminals.

(also Btip offB)
Ec[000000]f[16]LBtipsterB

An underworld scout, one who searches for potential crime victims and points them out to criminals for a fee or for a cut of the loot.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBtipster's bitB

That share of the loot given to the tipster who provided the information for a crime; ten percent is the standard cut.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBtockerB

A killer; a murderer.
Ec[000000]f[16]L"BtommyB"

A Thompson submachine gun, named after its inventor, Col. John Taliaferro Thompson of the U.S. Army.

(also Btommy gun, tommy-gun, tommy manB)
Ec[000000]f[16]LBtommy geeB

The operator of a Thompson submachine gun.

(also Btommy ghee, tommy-gun guyB)
Ec[000000]f[16]LBtommy gunB

In  IA Thompson submachine gun.
ICfI. BThompson.B
Iv  ITo shoot with a Thompson submachine gun.

(also Btommy-gun, tommy, tommy manB)
Ec[000000]f[16]LBtommy-gun guyB

The operator of a Thompson submachine gun.

ISeeI Btommy gunB.
(also Btommy gee, tommy gheeB)
Ec[000000]f[16]LBtommy manB

In  IA Thompson submachine gun.
ICfI. BThompson.B

Iv  ITo shoot with a Thompson submachine gun.

(also Btommy, tommy gun, tommy-gunB)
Ec[000000]f[16]LBtop guyB

The leader of a gang, or any exceptional criminal.
ICfI. Bbig guy.B
Ec[000000]f[16]LBtoppleB

Iv.  ITo murder or kill.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBtorchB

In.  I1. An arsonist, esp. a professional.

2. A murderer, usu. a hired killer who uses a handgun.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBtorchyB

A professional arsonist.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBtouch-off manB

An arsonist, esp. a professional.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBtough guyB

A hoodlum.

(also BtoughieB)
Ec[000000]f[16]LBtoughieB

A hoodlum.

(also Btough guyB)
Ec[000000]f[16]L"BtribeB"

A gang of crooks.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBtriggermanB

In.  I1. The member of a gang that kills with a gun.

2. A professional assassin.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBtrip up the riverB

The event of being taken to a secluded spot and murdered.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBtroopB

A band of killers, e.g., Murder, Inc.

(Also BtroupeB)
Ec[000000]f[16]LBtunnelB

Iv.  ITo shoot someone; to "drill a tunnel" through their body.
ICfI. Bdrill.B
Ec[000000]f[16]LBturn on the heatB

1. To keep someone within range of a firearm, usu. a revolver.

2. To begin shooting a firearm.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBtwo-bit mouthpieceB

An inexpensive criminal lawyer, esp. one who is not even worth his small fee.  He takes whatever fee he can get and then advises his client to plead guilty.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBtyperB

In.  IA machine gun, because of the similarity of the two sounds.

(also BtypewriterB)
ICfI. Btalkie.B
Ec[000000]f[16]LBtypewriterB

In.  IA machine gun, because of the similarity of the two sounds.

(also BtyperB)
ICfI. Btalkie.B
Ec[000000]f[16]LBunderbossB

The second highest position in a Cosa Nostra crime family.

(also BsottocapoB)
Ec[000000]f[16]LBundercover agentB

A law enforcement officer who infiltrates criminal gangs or operations without revealing his true purpose.  He collects evidence which is later used in a criminal trial.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBundrwrldB

In.  IA code spelling for the underworld.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBunloadB

Iv.  ITo double cross by squealing.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBvendettaB

In.  IThe sworn act of revenge against a person or family who has gravely offended another party.I  IThis type of blood feud was most common among immigrant Sicilians and members of the Black Hand.
Ec[000000]f[16]L"BwagonB"

A handgun.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBWalter WinchellB

A term used to describe an informant or a gossip.
Walter Winchell, the once-famed radio columnist and commentator, was known as "The Snitcher" in N.Y. prisons.  Winchell was frequently heard, but ardently hated, by members of the U.S. underworld.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBwelchB

Iv.  I1. To betray a promise.

2. To ignore an obligation, usu. in reference to gambling.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBwhack outB

To murder.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBwhistleB

Iv.  ITo divulge confidential information regarding a crime or specific criminals to law enforcement officers; to squeal.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBwhistlerB

A person who divulges confidential information; an informant.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBwipe offB

To murder or kill.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBwipe outB

To kill, murder, or assassinate.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBwise guyB

An individual on the lowest level of the Cosa Nostra hierarchy; a "made guy," a member of the Cosa Nostra.

(also Bbutton man, soldier, right guy, stand-up guyB)
Ec[000000]f[16]LBwolfingB

In.  IAny type of gang activity, including robberies and muggings.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBwolf packB

A group of predominantly black teenagers who violently attack the elderly and prey on the helpless in larger metropolitan areas.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBwork with mobsB

Committing crimes with a gang of thieves.
Ec[000000]f[16]L"BworldB"

In.  IA term for a gang leader or the local crime boss used by his subordinates; derived from the fact that this leader provides financial stability, therefore he is the "world" to his followers.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBx'dB

To be killed; executed.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBX divisionB

The part of society made up of crooks, thieves, and criminals.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBx'd outB

To be killed; murdered.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBX marks the spotB

The place where a body was found, a crime was committed, or loot was buried.
Ec[000000]f[16]LByankB

Iv.  ITo arrest.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBzapB

Iv.  ITo kill or destroy quickly with gunfire, usu. with a machine gun.
Ec[000000]f[16]LBzingB

Iv.  ITo kill or destroy.