underworld
/ˈʌndɚˌwɚld/ noun C1- The world of the dead, located underneath the world of the living; the afterlife.
- That part of society that is engaged in crime or vice, and particularly those involved in organized crime. · A disproportionate amount of local politicians have connections to the underworld.
- The portion of a game that is set below ground.
Plural underworlds
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The greatest schemer of all time, the organizer of every deviltry, the controlling brain of the underworld, a brain which might have made or marred the destiny of nations—that’s the man!
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