criminal underworld

Frequency: 9.045.8 per million words

The most direct and common term for the world of organized crime and illegal activities.

underworldADJECTIVE + underworld

Categories:

criminal

Examples (10)

  • The detective was determined to expose the secrets of the criminal underworld.
  • He had deep connections within the criminal underworld.
  • Rumors of a new boss rising in the criminal underworld spread quickly.
  • The film portrays the brutal reality of the criminal underworld.
  • Escaping the clutches of the criminal underworld proved to be a difficult task.
  • Many young people are drawn into the criminal underworld by promises of easy money.
  • Police launched a major operation to dismantle the criminal underworld's network.
  • The city had a reputation for its powerful criminal underworld.
  • She was a journalist investigating the hidden operations of the criminal underworld.
  • Life in the criminal underworld is often short and violent.