Yes, insisted the "bravo," it was all made up, a "camorra" -- not a word of truth in it, and he had invented the whole thing in order to get a vacation from State prison and a free ride to New York. From Wordnik.com. [Courts and Criminals] Reference
"camorra" for many years, and he hated all blackmailers with a just and deadly hatred. From Wordnik.com. [The Heart of Rome] Reference
In recent years, 70 of the 92 communes in the area have had their governments dissolved because of camorra involvement. From Wordnik.com. [See Naples and Cry] Reference
Lucretia was dressed in a loose-sleeved camorra of black velvet with a narrow gold border, and a cape of gold brocade trimmed with ermine. From Wordnik.com. [Lucretia Borgia According to Original Documents and Correspondence of Her Day] Reference
Yes, the camorra bears much of the responsibility for this disaster, as well as the regional, provincial, and municipal comune governments. From Wordnik.com. [In Italy, a Billionaire Takes Out Trash - The Lede Blog - NYTimes.com] Reference
It must be a crisis situation, so it is not possible to hear the right solutions like to increase recycling. to reduce packaging, to tackle the camorra. From Wordnik.com. [In Italy, a Billionaire Takes Out Trash - The Lede Blog - NYTimes.com] Reference
Short of such drastic measures, one can only hope that a new generation of Neapolitans finds the courage to reclaim their city from both Rome and the camorra. From Wordnik.com. [See Naples and Cry] Reference
When local authorities raised questions about dangerous waste, the camorra created a network of laboratories to issue phony documents declaring toxic waste to be harmless. From Wordnik.com. [See Naples and Cry] Reference
Oma uurimustöö tarbeks Itaalia kuritegevuse aruannet lugedes tulid mul pisarad silma kui jälgisin must-valgel seda, mida 'ndragheta, maffia, camorra, criminalità organizzata pugliese selle maaga teevad. From Wordnik.com. [tatsutahime Diary Entry] Reference
She wore a camorra of black velvet with gold borders and black sleeves; the cuffs were tight; the sleeves were slashed at the shoulders; her breast was covered up to the neck with a veil made of gold thread. From Wordnik.com. [Lucretia Borgia According to Original Documents and Correspondence of Her Day] Reference
It does seem likely that the Neapolitan mob, the camorra, has - or is trying to establish - a hand in every stage of this business, from manufacturing the purses and handbags (in secret factories in Tuscany and Campania) to supplying the vendors, assigning their territories, and (inevitably) collecting a healthy cut of their take. '. From Wordnik.com. [Bad Bag] Reference
One theory claims camorra derives from Raimondo Galmur, a. From Wordnik.com. [VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol XIII No 1] Reference
Needless to say, he gets his camorra -- a good one -- on the money that otherwise might never be obtained. From Wordnik.com. [Courts and Criminals] Reference
According to one theory, camorra entered Spanish from Arabic kumar and once meant ` gambling or a game of chance. '. From Wordnik.com. [VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol XIII No 1] Reference
And being a tad too close to the local camorra while in Italy - a country he left without paying the equivalent of 37 million. From Wordnik.com. [TEAMtalk Football News] Reference
If George Washington were alive today, what a shining mark he would be for the whole camorra of uplifters, forward-lookers and professional patriots!. From Wordnik.com. [Damn! A Book of Calumny] Reference
(Even the closing credits are meant to send a shiver, noting that some camorra money has been part of the funds set for rebuilding New York's World Trade Center.). From Wordnik.com. [TheState.com: The Buzz] Reference
A Book of Calumny: If George Washington were alive today, what a shining mark he would be for the whole camorra of uplifters, forward-lookers and other such inspired Bolsheviki!. From Wordnik.com. [Five Must-Read Books Now Available On The Google EBookstore For Free | The Daily Feed | Minyanville.com] Reference
Has not the entire police force of Naples, up to its very head, been lately proved to be in the pay of the camorra; to say nothing of its connection with what Messrs. King and Okey euphemistically call. From Wordnik.com. [Old Calabria] Reference
This wonderful endorsement of Charles Nemeroff's camorra-style ethos, in which of course he steals, and steals big, but he also takes care of his people, comes from an Emory colleague, and appears in yet another. From Wordnik.com. [University Diaries] Reference
Well, the first he bit in the arm, where there was a brand for deserting; and the second he bit in the throat, where there was a hideous mole; and the third he bit in the shoulder, where there was the mark of a secret camorra. From Wordnik.com. [Wisdom, Wit, and Pathos of Ouida Selected from the Works of Ouida] Reference
(Ciro Petrone) and Marco (Marco Macor), who fantasize they are living in "Scarface's" Miami; dressmaker Franco (Toni Servillo), who upsets the camorra by secretly dealing with immigrant Chinese laborers; and waste-management exec Pasquale (Salvatore Cantalupo), who's showing a young underling the ins and outs of toxic dumping. From Wordnik.com. [TheState.com: The Buzz] Reference
81 In the same way the Italians brought in camorra, pad-rone, spaghetti, chianti, and other substantives, 82 and the Jews made contributions from Yiddish and Hebrew and greatly reinforced certain old borrowings from German. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 6. Tendencies in American. 4. Foreign Influences Today] Reference
He feels he ought to do something to repay his parents who nursed him when he was a child, and not be sacrificed to that kidnapping camorra of blackguards out yonder "-- and he pointed with his thumb, spitting contemptuously the while, in the direction of Rome. From Wordnik.com. [Alone] Reference
This grim, bleak snapshot of life amid the camorra — the umbrella term for organized crime in Naples — doesn’t traffic in the larger-than-life mobster myth-making of “The Godfather” and “The Sopranos.”. From Wordnik.com. [TheState.com: The Buzz] Reference
"I have deducted the camorra," said he. From Wordnik.com. [Courts and Criminals] Reference
Etymologically, camorra is also elusive. From Wordnik.com. [VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol XIII No 1] Reference
"The usual camorra!. From Wordnik.com. [Old Calabria] Reference
193 called to the bar, 125 calm, 70, 215, 216 calox, 196 calumet, 52 calvary, 318 came, 272 camera, 196 camerado, 88 camera-hospital, 194 camorra, 199 camouflage, n., 199; camouflage, v. From Wordnik.com. [Mencken, H] Reference
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