gangster
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Definitions from Case Law
From 306 U.S. 451 - Lanzetta v. State New Jersey · 1939Most cited · 2,647 citing opinions
a member of a gang of roughs, hireling criminals, thieves, or the like.' Webster's New International Dictionary, 2d Ed. And the Oxford English Dictionary likewise defines the word 'gang' as 'any company of persons who go about together or act in concert (in modern use mainly for criminal purposes).' Such is plainly the legislative sense of the term.