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BLACK HAND
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A secret terrorist society in the United States early in the 20th century
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("Black Hand" is a kind of...):
gangdom; gangland; organized crime (underworld organizations)
Domain category:
act of terrorism; terrorism; terrorist act (the calculated use of violence (or the threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain goals that are political or religious or ideological in nature; this is done through intimidation or coercion or instilling fear)