Difference between revisions of "Maffia"
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== Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_141058" /> == | |||
<p> (n.) Alt. of Mafia </p> | |||
== The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_76620" /> == | == The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_76620" /> == | ||
<p> A | <p> 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. </p> | ||
==References == | ==References == | ||
<references> | <references> | ||
<ref name="term_141058"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/webster-s-dictionary/maffia Maffia from Webster's Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_76620"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/maffia Maffia from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | <ref name="term_76620"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/maffia Maffia from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | ||
</references> | </references> | ||
Revision as of 11:12, 12 October 2021
Webster's Dictionary [1]
(n.) Alt. of Mafia
The Nuttall Encyclopedia [2]
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.
