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Cosa Nostra

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1. Cosa Nostra - Noun

2. Cosa Nostra - Proper noun

Meaning

a crime syndicate in the United States; organized in families; believed to have important relations to the Sicilian Mafia

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A two-part series that ran in the September editions of LIFE Magazine in 1967, headlined "The Brazen Empire of Organized Crime," captured New Jersey as a place the Cosa Nostra had corrupted at every level. Source: Internet

Cosa Nostra had achieved nothing. citation Dell'Utri's lawyer, Enrico Trantino, dismissed Giuffrè's allegations as an "anthology of hearsay". Source: Internet

He named "The Lost Kitten" as the series' episode with the best story content, and the double episode "The Intoccabile" as having the worst, noting its "hackneyed look into the Cosa Nostra". Source: Internet

The alleged contacts, according to Cancemi, were to lead to legislation favourable to Cosa Nostra, in particular the harsh 41-bis prison regime. Source: Internet

The first one contains Maxi-Trial documents, which marked a milestone in the fight against Cosa Nostra. Source: Internet

A SPANISH man is among 19 members of the Cosa Nostra held in New York after a major sting by United States law enforcement agencies and the Guardia Civil. Source: Internet

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