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- Dictionarygang/ɡaŋ/
noun
- 1. an organized group of criminals: "a gang of bank robbers"
- 2. a set of switches, sockets, or other electrical or mechanical devices grouped together: "the machine had a gang of cutter chains on a swivelling head"
verb
- 1. (of a number of people) form a group or gang: "three banks ganged together to form a ‘virtual bank’"
- 2. arrange (electrical devices or machines) together to work in coordination: "adjacent faders can be ganged for common manipulation"
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Jul 1, 2024 · gang, a group of persons, usually youths, who share a common identity and who generally engage in criminal behaviour. In contrast to the criminal behaviour of other youths, the activities of gangs are characterized by some level of organization and continuity over time.
4 days ago · A gang may be a relatively small group of people who cooperate in criminal acts, as with the Jesse James gang, which ended with the leader's death in 1882. However, a gang may also be a larger group with a formal organization that survives the death of its leader.
1 day ago · Gang members, their whānau, and organisations that provide social support for so-called hard-to-reach communities have extensive experience with previous government gang policies.
4 days ago · Gang rape and mass rape are often used as a means of male bonding. This is particularly evident among soldiers, as gang rape accounts for about three quarters or more of war rape, while gang rape accounts for less than a quarter of rapes during peacetime. Commanders sometimes push recruits to rape, as committing rape can be taboo and illegal ...
Jul 9, 2024 · A gang is a group or society of associates, friends or members of a family with a defined leadership and internal organization that identifies with or claims control over territory in a community and engages, either individually or collectively, in illegal, and possibly violent, behavior.
Jul 9, 2024 · organized crime, complex of highly centralized enterprises set up for the purpose of engaging in illegal activities. Such organizations engage in offenses such as cargo theft, fraud, robbery, kidnapping for ransom, and the demanding of “protection” payments.
2 days ago · The Ku Klux Klan ( / ˌkuː klʌks ˈklæn, ˌkjuː -/ ), [e] commonly shortened to the KKK or the Klan, is the name of several historical and current American white supremacist, far-right terrorist organizations and hate groups. According to historian Fergus Bordewich, the Klan was "the first organized terror movement in American history."
