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The part of society that is engaged in and organized for the purpose of crime and vice.
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A region, realm, or dwelling place conceived to be below the surface of the earth.
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The opposite side of the earth; the antipodes.
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Greek & Roman Mythology The world of the dead, located below the world of the living; Hades.
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Archaic The world beneath the heavens; the earth.
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