Usually means: Organized crime groups, extortion, control.
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Definitions from Wiktionary (Maffia)

noun:  A surname from Italian.
noun:  Dated form of Mafia. [The Mob: any particular mafia, mentioned uniquely within the discussion's established or implicit context, usually and especially the Sicilian-Italian–Italian-American one (especially in American English) but occasionally others (e.g., the Russian one, the Japanese one).]
noun:  Dated form of mafia. [A hierarchically structured secret organisation engaged in illegal activities like distribution of narcotics, gambling and extortion.]

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