Difference between revisions of "Maffia"
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== The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_76620" /> == | == The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_76620" /> == | ||
<p> | <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> | ||
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Latest revision as of 18:42, 15 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.
