ringleader


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a person who leads (especially in illicit activities)

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Down ye go." "Shall we?" cried the ringleader to his men.
In a few minutes the scuttle was opened, and, bound hand and foot, the still struggling ringleader was shoved up into the air by his perfidious allies, who at once claimed the honor of securing a man who had been fully ripe for murder.
Then Horatio Fizkin, Esquire, of Fizkin Lodge, near Eatanswill, presented himself for the purpose of addressing the electors; which he no sooner did, than the band employed by the Honourable Samuel Slumkey, commenced performing with a power to which their strength in the morning was a trifle; in return for which, the Buff crowd belaboured the heads and shoulders of the Blue crowd; on which the Blue crowd endeavoured to dispossess themselves of their very unpleasant neighbours the Buff crowd; and a scene of struggling, and pushing, and fighting, succeeded, to which we can no more do justice than the mayor could, although he issued imperative orders to twelve constables to seize the ringleaders, who might amount in number to two hundred and fifty, or thereabouts.
"I am sorry to say I was one of the ringleaders; and as soon as we got up stairs, produced the rope provided for the purpose, and invited Sally to be lowered.
Summary: TEHRAN (FNA)- ISIL ringleader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has recently admitted extensive differences among the terrorist group's commanders, acknowledging that he has lost his position, one of his relatives said.
KARACHI -- The Pakistan Rangers, Sindh on Saturday claimed to have arrested a suspect who had gunned down a 'land mafia ringleader' over a land dispute in Korangi.
Nineteen 'Emi Keju Gang' members including their ringleader, all aged between 18 and 38, were charged with being members of, and assisting an organised criminal group, in the Selayang Sessions Court here today.
Hatton Garden gang ringleader John 'Kenny' Collins has been sent back to jail after failing to pay back millions of pounds stolen in the raid.
He said that Shakir was the ringleader of the gang and the held suspects were also drug addicts.
KASUR -- The Thai Sheikhum Police claimed to have busted a robbers gang: Mani gang and arrested its ringleader along with two accomplices.
MULTAN -- The police smashed a gang of criminals by arresting four accused, including the ringleader.
Acting on a tip-off, Jhang Bazaar police raided near Saint Rafael Hospital, on Rajbah Road and arrested ringleader Zabeehul Islam and his accomplice Tanveer, whereas.
FAISALABAD -- Police claimed to have arrested two dacoits of a gang including ringleader and recovered weapons from their possession.
Ringleader Mohammed Asab, 51, bred and trained birds to fight each other with spurs, a court heard.
SENIOR Tories have rallied around Theresa May as the ringleader of the plot to oust her was roundly condemned.