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Camorra

The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. | 2011 | Copyright

Camorra , Italian secret criminal association in Naples. Of controversial origin, it first came to light in 1830. Its activities spread by intimidation, blackmail, and bribery until Naples was controlled by it. The Camorra appears to have been used by the Bourbon rulers of Naples as a quasi-police network to crush opposition. Efforts to break the power of the Camorra, begun in the 1880s, culminated in the 1911 murder trial at which numerous members were convicted. The Camorra was suppressed and supplanted after Benito Mussolini 's takeover in 1922.

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Camorra, the

The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable | 2006 | | Copyright

Camorra, the a secret criminal society originating in Naples and Neapolitan emigrant communities in the 19th century. Some members later moved to the US and formed links with the Mafia. The name is Italian, and may come from Spanish camorra ‘dispute, quarrel’.

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Camorra

Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms | 1985 | Copyright

Camorra

a secret society of lawless malcontents in Naples and other Neopolitan cities, 1865—Wilkes.

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Camorra

Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes | 2007 | Copyright

Camorra •abhorrer, adorer, Andorra, angora, aura, aurora, bora, Bora-Bora, borer, Camorra, Cora, corer, Dora, Eleonora, Eudora, explorer, fedora, flora, fora, ignorer, Isadora, Kia-Ora, Laura, Leonora, Maura, menorah, Nora, pakora, Pandora, pourer, roarer, scorer, senhora, señora, signora, snorer, soarer, Sonora, sora, storer, Theodora, Torah, Tuscarora, Vlorë •goalscorer • cobra • okra • Oprah •Socotra • Moira • Sudra •chaulmoogra • supra •Brahmaputra, sutra •Zarathustra • Louvre • fulcra •Tripura •borough, burgh, Burra, curragh, demurrer, thorough •Rubbra •penumbra, umbra •tundra • chakra • ultra • kookaburra

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	Uncovering a sordid world of slaughter; Death duty: Police study the bodies... Newspaper article from: The Mail on Sunday (London, England); 1/20/2008
	Pope urges schools, jobs to foil crime; Camorra rings plague Naples.(WORLD) Newspaper article from: The Washington Times (Washington, DC); 10/23/2007
	'godmothers' rise to lead crime families in italy.(Front) Newspaper article from: The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, VA); 8/24/2009