Organized crime terminology

Omertà () is a Southern Italian code of silence and code of honor and conduct that places importance on silence in the face of questioning by authorities or outsiders; non-cooperation with authorities, the government, or outsiders, especially during criminal investigations; and willfully ignoring and generally avoiding interference with the illegal activities of others (i.e., not contacting law enforcement or the authorities when one is aware of, witness to, or even the victim of certain crimes).

Drug trafficiking criminal group

right|thumb|350px|A homemade '''''' () is an Italian word used to refer to a sawn-off shotgun of the break-action type. It is traditionally associated with the Sicilian Mafia for their use of it in vendettas, defense, and hunting.

bank located outside the country of residence of the depositor

phrase used to indicate extremely powerful Mafia boss

person in charge of a criminal organization

protection by the state of a threatened witness involved in the justice system, including defendants and other clients

U.S. law

thumb|Man's hand showing yubitsume, with the upper two portions of the little finger having been removed or otoshimae is a Japanese ritual to atone for offenses to another, a way to be punished or to show sincere apology and remorse to another, by means of amputating portions of one's own little finger. In modern times, it is primarily performed by the yakuza, a collection of Japanese criminal organizations.

sign given by a mafioso boss

unit of an organized crime syndicate

benefit received from someone under coersion

form of corruption in Russia

thumb|Pizzino by Bernardo Provenzano Pizzino (; plural as pizzini) is an Italian language word derived from the Sicilian language equivalent pizzinu meaning "small piece of paper". The word has been widely used to refer to small slips of paper that the Sicilian Mafia uses for high-level communications.

member of the Mafia who came to the United States as adults in the early 20th century

journalistic term

paid position for which no attendance is actually expected, granted as a form of corruption

A cosca (; pl. cosche in Italian and coschi in Sicilian), in Sicily, is a clan or Sicilian Mafia crime family led by a capo.

type of city or neighborhood

district of three geographically contiguous Mafia cosche