Black Hand

proper noun

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.

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Meanings

proper noun
  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.
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APA

Black Hand. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Black%20Hand

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“Black Hand.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Black%20Hand. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Black Hand,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Black%20Hand.

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