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Definition of 'maffia' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) Mafia, Maffia, Cosa Nostra
a crime syndicate in the United States; organized in families; believed to have important relations to the Sicilian Mafia

2. (noun) Mafia, Maffia, Sicilian Mafia
a secret terrorist group in Sicily; originally opposed tyranny but evolved into a criminal organization in the middle of the 19th century

3. (noun) mafia, maffia
any tightly knit group of trusted associates


Definitions of 'maffia' The Nuttall Encyclopedia 

1.  maffia
a Sicilian secret society which aims at boycotting the law-courts, superseding the law, and ruling the island; its chief weapon is the boycott; violence is only resorted to for vengeance; funds are raised by blackmail; popular support enables it to control elections, avoid legal proceedings, and influence industrial questions. The Italian government try in vain to put it down.



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