Definition
The world, society, or realm of criminals and criminal activity taken as a whole.
Etymology
From criminal + -dom (Old English suffix meaning 'state, condition, realm'), similar to kingdom or Christendom. Emerged in 19th-century literature to describe the underworld as a distinct society.
Kelly Says
Victorian and Edwardian writers loved this word because it made the criminal underworld sound like an actual kingdom with its own rules and culture—think of it as the 'opposite country' within a country.
Translations
ARالعربية
عالم الجريمة
a-lam al-jari-ma
BNবাংলা
অপরাধ জগত
opara-dho jagat
CACatalà
món criminal
mon kri-mi-nal
CSČeština
kriminální svět
kri-mi-na-l-ni svet
DADansk
kriminel verden
kri-mi-nel ver-den
DEDeutsch
Kriminalität
kri-mi-nal-taet
ELΕλληνικά
κόσμο του εγκλήματος
kos-mo to-u en-kli-ma-to
ESEspañol
mundo criminal
mun-do kri-mi-nal
FAفارسی
جهان جرم
ja-han je-rm
FISuomi
rikosmaailma
ri-kos-mai-lma
FRFrançais
domaine criminel
do-maine kri-mi-nel
GUGU
przestępstwo
pre-stęp-stwo
HEעברית
עולם הפשע
o-lam ha-p-sha
HIहिन्दी
अपराध जगत
aparadh ja-gat
HUMagyar
bűnözői világ
boon-o-zoi vi-lag
IDBahasa Indonesia
dunia kejahatan
dun-ia ke-ja-ha-tan
ITItaliano
mondo criminale
mon-do kri-mi-na-le
JA日本語
犯罪の世界
hanzai no sekai
KKKK
әділетсіз
a-di-let-siz
KMKM
មិនមានប្រព្រឹត្ត
min ma-an pra-p-ret
KO한국어
범죄 세계
beomjoe se-gae
MRMR
गुन्हेगार नाही
gun-he-ga-ar na-hee
MSBahasa Melayu
dunia jenayah
dun-ia je-na-yah
MYမြန်မာ
ရှမ်းမရှိ
shan-ma-y-shi
NLNederlands
criminele wereld
kri-mi-neel wer-eld
NONorsk
kriminelle verden
kri-mi-nel-le ver-den
PAPA
ਗ਼ੈਰ- przestępstwo
gair-pre-stęp-stwo
PLPolski
świat przestępczości
s-wiat pre-stęp-co-sci
PTPortuguês
domínio criminal
do-min-io kri-mi-nal
RORomână
lumea criminală
lu-mea kri-mi-na-la
RUРусский
криминальный мир
kri-mi-nal-nyy mir
SVSvenska
kriminella världen
kri-mi-nel-la ver-den
SWKiswahili
ulimwengu wa uhalifu
u-lim-wen-gu wa u-ha-li-fu
TAதமிழ்
குற்ற உலகம்
ku-t-tru u-la-gam
TEతెలుగు
విచారణలేని ప్రపంచం
vi-cha-ra-na-le-ni pra-pan-cham
THไทย
โลกอาชญากรรม
lok a-chan-ya-kham
TLTL
mundo ng krimen
mun-do ng kri-men
TRTürkçe
suç dünyası
suh-ç du-nya-si
UKУкраїнська
кримінальний світ
kri-mi-nal-nyy svit
URاردو
جرمی دنیا
ja-rmi du-nya
VITiếng Việt
thế giới tội phạm
the-gioi toi-pham
YOYO
ko ni ẹni
ko ni e-ni
ZUZU
alungile
a-lu-ngi-le