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Maffia vs. Mafia — What's the Difference?

Maffia vs. Mafia — What's the Difference?

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Maffia

Maffia (Maffie or Mafie in Czech) was a secret organization acting during World War I. It was founded after emigration of Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk in 1914 by Czech politician Edvard Beneš, who later became second president of Czechoslovakia, and others main anti-royalist (Karel Kramář, Alois Rašín, Josef Scheiner and Přemysl Šámal). Maffia was based on the principles of Sicilian Mafia (name "Maffia"); it was a central part of the First Czechoslovak Resistance and its main objective was to overthrow the Emperor of Austria and to cause the disintegration of his country.

Mafia

A mafia is a type of organized crime syndicate whose primary activities are protection racketeering, arbitrating disputes between criminals, and brokering and enforcing illegal agreements and transactions. Mafias often engage in secondary activities such as gambling, loan sharking, drug-trafficking, prostitution, and fraud.

Maffia

Dated form of mafia

Mafia

A secret criminal organization operating mainly in Sicily since the early 1800s and known for its intimidation of and retribution against law enforcement officials and witnesses.

Maffia

A secret society which organized in Sicily as a political organization, but is now widespread among Italians, and is used to further or protect private interests, reputedly by illegal methods; called also the Sicilian Mafia.
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Mafia

A secret criminal organization operating mainly in the United States and Italy and engaged in illegal activities such as gambling, drug-dealing, protection, and prostitution.

Maffia

A group of loosely associated of criminal organizations in the United States, some having ties to the Sicilian Mafia, and organized in "families"; the term is applied to the entire group of organizations, or to any one local group. Also, loosely, organized groups of criminals anywhere, as the Russian mafia.

Mafia

Any of various similar criminal organizations, especially when dominated by members of the same nationality.

Maffia

Any tightly knit group of trusted associates having strong control or influence in some area; as, Kennedy and his Irish Mafia.

Mafia

Often mafia(Informal) A tightly knit group of trusted associates, as of a political leader
"[He] is one of the personal mafia that [the chancellor] brought with him to Bonn" (Christian Science Monitor).

Maffia

A crime syndicate in the United States; organized in families; believed to have important relations to the Sicilian Mafia

Mafia

A hierarchically structured secret organisation engaged in illegal activities like distribution of narcotics, gambling and extortion.

Maffia

A secret terrorist group in Sicily; originally opposed tyranny but evolved into a criminal organization in the middle of the 19th century

Mafia

A crime syndicate.

Maffia

Any tightly knit group of trusted associates

Mafia

A trusted group of associates, as of a political leader.

Mafia

An entity which attempts to control a specified arena.

Mafia

See maffia, maffioso.

Mafia

A crime syndicate in the United States; organized in families; believed to have important relations to the Sicilian Mafia

Mafia

A secret terrorist group in Sicily; originally opposed tyranny but evolved into a criminal organization in the middle of the 19th century

Mafia

Any tightly knit group of trusted associates

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