noun
organized crime syndicate; criminal group; antisocial group
A formal or legal term for groups that engage in systematic criminal activity, often used in contexts like anti-organized crime laws. The literal gloss 'antisocial group' is less common in English.
警察は反社会的集団の資金源を調査している。
The police are investigating the funding sources of the organized crime syndicate.
暴力団は反社会的集団の典型例だ。
Yakuza groups are a typical example of an antisocial group.
暴力団 specifically refers to yakuza or mafia-style gangs, while 反社会的集団 is a broader legal term encompassing any organized criminal group.
犯罪組織 is a more general term for any criminal organization, whereas 反社会的集団 carries a nuance of being systematically antisocial and is often used in legal or official contexts.
Compound of 反社会的 (antisocial) + 集団 (group). The term is a modern legal and sociological coinage, likely influenced by English 'antisocial group' or similar concepts.