Sicilian Mafia
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| The '''Sicilian Mafia''' (also known as '''''Cosa Nostra''''', in English "Our Thing") is a [[criminal syndicate]] in [[Sicily]], [[Italy]]. It is a loose association of criminal groups that share a common organizational structure and [[code of conduct]], and whose common enterprise is [[protection racket]]eering. Each group, known as a "family", "clan", or "''[[cosca]]''", claims [[sovereignty]] over a territory, usually a town or village or a neighbourhood (''borgata'') of a larger city, in which it operates its [[Racket (crime)|rackets]]. Its members call themselves "men of honour", although the public often refers to them as "[[mafiosi]]". | The '''Sicilian Mafia''' (also known as '''''Cosa Nostra''''', in English "Our Thing") is a [[criminal syndicate]] in [[Sicily]], [[Italy]]. It is a loose association of criminal groups that share a common organizational structure and [[code of conduct]], and whose common enterprise is [[protection racket]]eering. Each group, known as a "family", "clan", or "''[[cosca]]''", claims [[sovereignty]] over a territory, usually a town or village or a neighbourhood (''borgata'') of a larger city, in which it operates its [[Racket (crime)|rackets]]. Its members call themselves "men of honour", although the public often refers to them as "[[mafiosi]]". | ||
| - | The [[American Mafia]] arose from offshoots of the Mafia that emerged in the [[United States]] during the late nineteenth century, following waves of emigration from Italy. There were similar offshoots in [[Canada]] among [[Italian Canadians]]. The same has been claimed of organised crime among [[Italian Australians|Italians]] in [[Australia]]. | + | The [[American Mafia]] arose from offshoots of the Mafia that emerged in the [[United States]] during the late nineteenth century, following waves of emigration from Italy. |
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| - | * [[List of Sicilian Mafia members]] | + | * [[Maxi Trial]] |
| - | * [[List of Sicilian Mafia clans]] | + | |
| - | * [[Mandamento (Sicilian Mafia)]] | + | |
| - | * [[List of victims of the Sicilian Mafia]] | + | |
| - | * [[Sicilian Center of Documentation]] | + | |
| - | * [[Sicilian Mafia during the Mussolini regime]] | + | |
| - | * [[Basilischi]] | + | |
| - | * [[Banda della Comasina]] | + | |
| - | * [[Banda della Magliana]] | + | |
| * [[Camorra]] | * [[Camorra]] | ||
| - | * [[Mafia Capitale]] | ||
| - | * [[Mala del Brenta]] | ||
| * [['Ndrangheta]] | * [['Ndrangheta]] | ||
| - | * [[Sacra Corona Unita]] | + | * [[Letizia Battaglia]] |
| - | * [[Stidda]] | + | |
| - | *[[Letizia Battaglia]] | + | |
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The Sicilian Mafia (also known as Cosa Nostra, in English "Our Thing") is a criminal syndicate in Sicily, Italy. It is a loose association of criminal groups that share a common organizational structure and code of conduct, and whose common enterprise is protection racketeering. Each group, known as a "family", "clan", or "cosca", claims sovereignty over a territory, usually a town or village or a neighbourhood (borgata) of a larger city, in which it operates its rackets. Its members call themselves "men of honour", although the public often refers to them as "mafiosi".
The American Mafia arose from offshoots of the Mafia that emerged in the United States during the late nineteenth century, following waves of emigration from Italy.
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