organisierte Kriminalität

organised crime

noun or-ga-ni-ZEEER-te kri-mi-na-li-TEHT Rare

Usage Note

Organisierte Kriminalität (abbreviated OK) refers to structured criminal enterprises engaged in serious offences for profit; in Germany combated by specialist OK-Dezernate within the Landeskriminalämter.

Examples

"Das BKA stufte die Gruppe als organisierte Kriminalität ein."

Natural Translation

The Federal Criminal Police Office classified the group as organised crime.

Literal Translation

The BKA classified the group as organised crime.

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