English Explanatory Dictionary

Black Hand

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A type of extortion racket, typically involving sending a letter demanding that the victim leave a sum of money in an agreed location to avert a threatened kidnap, arson, murder, etc.

Word forms

Black Hand

Derived words

Black Hander Blackhander
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