"gangsterism" meaning in English

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          "text": "In a city known once as a centre of gangsterism and of beggars and prostitutes, it is claimed that now not a single night club exists. About 10,000 prostitutes were put into reformatories for labour reform and rehabilitation to Communist society.",
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          "text": "Charges to be laid include gangsterism, drug trafficking, weapons possession and conspiracy to commit murder.",
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